AimeeM Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 DH put up a lovely little swing, attached to a beautiful tree in our front yard. It's DD13's favorite place to be, and she's been on it frequently, just swinging and listening to music, every day for the past two weeks or so that it's been up. She was on it this afternoon (we were taking a break from school work), talking excitedly about her upcoming dance (it's her first dance)... talking with her hands like she does, when her foot caught on the ground and she fell backwards out of the swing, onto the ground, and landed on the shoulder/neck area. She couldn't move it (the shoulder), so I went to turn around and go back in, to grab keys, and enlist a neighbor to watch the boys while I took her to the hospital... when I realized that in the 2 minutes I was standing DIRECTLY OUTSIDE THE DOOR, The Flying Marvelous Marco had locked me out. No amount of bribing, crying, or trying to turn it into a game was working - he wouldn't unlock the door. A neighbor put Autumn on his couch, tried to help me convince Marco to open the door (which only resulted in Marco realizing he had the house to himself, so he could pull everything out of the kitchen cabinets and play hopscotch on the pot lids), but finally got a screwdriver, took the storm door off the hinges for me, DH finally got home (I had called him and he rushed home from across town)... And now DD is at the hospital with Dad... and I'm just sitting here biting my fingernails waiting for word on how she's doing. I think I want to cry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyS Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: That sucks. Prayers for you and dd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabeline Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Hugs. I hope your dd is ok and you have a boring rest of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Oh I'm so sorry. I hope that Autumn is all right. Re. the door. Dd locked herself in our bedroom when she was about that age. I finally had to get a neighbor to bring his ladder over and break in through the window while she screamed bloody murder. That night we put a new knob on the door that could be unlocked from the outside! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I hope she's okay! How nerve wracking! (We love the number code combination lock thing. I can't lock myself out now. And my toddler terror can't lock us out either. I've had to go around to the side door to get in when she's run in from the deck and locked it behind her. Grrr!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 I was torn between wanting to just call an ambulance, but realizing that I still had a destructive 2 year old alone in the house, and a 5 year old in a back room resting (and when I asked him why HE didn't answer the doorbell, I got the very logical "I'm not asposed to answer the door, mom-mom")... so I couldn't leave them alone either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 :grouphug: :ohmy: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Oh and dd was that age when she locked us out of our car once too - while the car was running! :scared: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Oh I'm so sorry. I hope that Autumn is all right. Re. the door. Dd locked herself in our bedroom when she was about that age. I finally had to get a neighbor to bring his ladder over and break in through the window while she screamed bloody murder. That night we put a new knob on the door that could be unlocked from the outside! These are some new fangled storm doors that we just had put in. We NEVER lock them, unless we're inside (and then we lock them so that we can get the light, without risking Marco leaving the house). If we end up not selling the house, I think we may have to replace the new doors with something that DOESN'T LOCK AT ALL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Oh God, I am GLAD that my son isn't the only one who seems to find it hilarious to lock people out of the house. He thought it was the most hilarious thing in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne115 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'm so sorry. I hope your daughter is okay. Suzanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 You go right ahead and cry! I would. (((hugs))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Oh and dd was that age when she locked us out of our car once too - while the car was running! :scared: My two year old was in a locked, running car once while I stood gesturing frantically at him while holding his baby brother on my hip. He looked at me, looked back at what he had in his lap and reached over to unlock the door. He was always the compliant one. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Goodness. I hope that all turns out okay. When the crisis is over: a book for you. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Goodness. I hope that all turns out okay. When the crisis is over: a book for you. oh I love Alfie. OP - holy cow I'd have been fit to be tied. Hope your dd is fine & you get good news from the hospital quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflections Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: How awful it must have been to have all that going on. What a great neighbor, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 My two year old was in a locked, running car once while I stood gesturing frantically at him while holding his baby brother on my hip. He looked at me, looked back at what he had in his lap and reached over to unlock the door. He was always the compliant one. :) Mine was always the one who wanted to turn my hair grey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Hope your daughter is ok. My daughter locked herself in room when she was 3 and police had to come get her out (old house with heavy ancient door. I gave my son when he was 2 car keys to distract him while I put him in car seat and closed minivan door. He smiled, locked car doors and threw them on car floor. It was about 80 degrees outside and it took several calls to 911 to get help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Oh no, hope your dd is ok. And you totally have my permission to have a good cry when it's all over. I would... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applethyme Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Mine was always the one who wanted to turn my hair grey. Mmmhmm. My compliant one is so compliant that he didn't answer the door "because he isn't asposed to", and he didn't look out the window while we were pelting it with rocks "because he was scared" (valid - he's also our sensitive child). Unfortunately the one who did the deed, is NOT compliant. Autumn is back; x-ray showed a "gap", which the doctor said means that the shoulder area is hyper-extended, and she's pretty bruised and cut-up from the dirt/ground; she has a sling, soccer season is shot for the poor kid (she isn't allowed to play for a couple weeks), and they gave her flexaril to take at night. Dad took her to get a milkshake and mozzarella sticks after, and apparently that made it all okay (according to DD). 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Hope your daughter is ok. My daughter locked herself in room when she was 3 and police had to come get her out (old house with heavy ancient door. I gave my son when he was 2 car keys to distract him while I put him in car seat and closed minivan door. He smiled, locked car doors and threw them on car floor. It was about 80 degrees outside and it took several calls to 911 to get help. Thank you. I think I just laughed until I cried... because I can see Marco doing exactly that. In fact, his favorite game in the world is "hide with mommy's keys, and press the alarm button". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 :grouphug: Poor Autumn! Hope you get to go out to dinner, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 :grouphug: Poor Autumn! Hope you get to go out to dinner, too! DH brought home dinner, too. He grabbed me a coffee from Starbucks while they were picking up Red's prescription, which makes him fabulous in my book right now, lol. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 :grouphug: Glad to hear it wasn't more serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I had a broken arm at around that age, and the thing I remember most is that I got my OWN strawberry milkshake and didn't have to split it with my brother and sister! I'm glad she is ok (and that you are ok!). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: I'm glad everyone is okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Yikes. What an afternoon. Glad it all worked out (mostly) ok. :grouphug: for you! (The kids locking people out story from here. When my sister was a teen & babysitting 3 rambunctious boys, 2 of them ran wildly out of the house. She ran out after them, but they split up, ran back in & locked the door. They had planned it all along as a laugh. She was locked out for awhile. You know, she never had kids. I wonder if those guys were part of the cause?!) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplejackmama Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Oh nooooo! Why does everything always have to turn so stressful in 15 seconds! Praying for your girl tonight :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ojahunzhe Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I hope your dd is ok and you have a boring rest of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I'm glad to hear that your daughter is not more seriously hurt. (I was locked out of the house while babysitting my six year old nephew at my sister's house. He ran out and, when I went out to fetch him, he returned to the house and locked the door. Inside the house were also his two year old sister and my one year old daughter. I was not a happy camper. I might have forgiven him by now ... over twenty years later!) Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displace Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 :( hope all is better soon. And I thought I was having a bad day yesterday after having to clean up poop from all over. Ha! I'll take it anyday now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 :grouphug: Hoping for quick healing!When my oldest 3 were little, they got into tons of naughty trouble. They didn't lock me out, but they were escape artists. :cursing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I was so paranoid about that happening that I kept my keys on my body at all times when the kids were little. I never wore clothes without pockets. Those stupid keys were in my pocket for years and years. I also wore running shoes every day. I had a runner and had to be ready to sprint after him at any time and on any surface (including gravel.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Ugh....... have you thought about giving a spare key to a neighbor? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 I was so paranoid about that happening that I kept my keys on my body at all times when the kids were little. I never wore clothes without pockets. Those stupid keys were in my pocket for years and years. I also wore running shoes every day. I had a runner and had to be ready to sprint after him at any time and on any surface (including gravel.) We had only JUST had the new storm doors put in a few weeks ago. I didn't even think about putting a key for THAT lock with my neighbors for safekeeping (they have copies of my main house keys, because I'm notorious for locking MYSELF out, lol). Our GSD is our "runner"; him and DS2 tag team the doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Mmmhmm. My compliant one is so compliant that he didn't answer the door "because he isn't asposed to", and he didn't look out the window while we were pelting it with rocks "because he was scared" (valid - he's also our sensitive child). Unfortunately the one who did the deed, is NOT compliant. Autumn is back; x-ray showed a "gap", which the doctor said means that the shoulder area is hyper-extended, and she's pretty bruised and cut-up from the dirt/ground; she has a sling, soccer season is shot for the poor kid (she isn't allowed to play for a couple weeks), and they gave her flexaril to take at night. Dad took her to get a milkshake and mozzarella sticks after, and apparently that made it all okay (according to DD). poor baby, hope she feels better soon. This is one of those, "someday we will look back on and laugh" kind of stories. :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I am sad to report that *I* was the "locker outer" as a child. Apparently, when I was a toddler, my mom had stepped outside to see my dad off on a business trip. She watched as he drove away and then went to come back in the house only to discover that I had locked her out. Luckily, my grandparents lived in the same neighborhood. My grandfather came over and took the door off the hinges so Mom could get back inside. Not sure she's ever forgiven me for that. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 DH brought home dinner, too. He grabbed me a coffee from Starbucks while they were picking up Red's prescription, which makes him fabulous in my book right now, lol. Men like this are worth their weight in gold. Seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 I am sad to report that *I* was the "locker outer" as a child. Apparently, when I was a toddler, my mom had stepped outside to see my dad off on a business trip. She watched as he drove away and then went to come back in the house only to discover that I had locked her out. Luckily, my grandparents lived in the same neighborhood. My grandfather came over and took the door off the hinges so Mom could get back inside. Not sure she's ever forgiven me for that. :lol: It's in our blood, I think. When my mom was staying here with our oldest (I can't remember if it was when DS5 was having his surgery, or when I was HAVING DS5), she locked herself out of house - 11 at night. DH had to drive home from the hospital to let her back in; DD sleeps so soundly that she wouldn't wake up to my mom banging on the doors. I'm sure your Ma forgave you. God knows we're already laughing about what happened yesterday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Men like this are worth their weight in gold. Seriously. He really is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfABunch Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Oh no! My then 3 year old locked himself and 1 year old brother in a bedroom a few years ago. DH actually busted down the door to get them out! We had to replace the door.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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