last week, little princess locked us out of the downstairs bathroom. the doors have locks with holes in the back side of the doorknob, but they're not pop-locks, and we couldn't unlock it. DH was in philadelphia and we just waited for him to come home. he had to take the knob apart, and we learned that a slim slot-head screwdriver would work great as a key. and we planned to go buy one to keep around.
today, i was working hard, and the kids kept slamming doors and shouting, and i asked WHAT IS GOING ON???!!!???
LaLa locked herself in her room and we're trying to get her out. Is she scared? i ask? VERY, they reply. then why didn't you ask me for HELP??!!??!! um, we thought you'd just know, because we were shouting. while i had a headset on - i can certainly tell they're shouting, but not WHAT they're SAYING!
ahem. so i disassembled the doorknob and let the frightened child out. is she traumatized? probably. will she do it again?
will she do it again? i don't even want to finish that thought. but i reassembled her doorknob with the lock on the OUTSIDE. and we'll HOPE she's scared enough. and we found a screwdriver that fits in the locks.
our house in lewisville, which we lived in for 6 years, starting over 7 years ago, had a bedroom with the doorknob lock on the outside, and we could NEVER FIGURE OUT WHY. now we know.
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If she's as much like Audrey as it sounds, she'll definitely do it again. And - she'll find it funny because you get upset about it.
I think I may have to go get one of those screwdrivers myself...
Oh, we've been through that one more than once with Gwydion. I'm sorry she was scared. Poor girl. I hope she doesn't do it again. Good thinking on turning the knob around. It took us several incidents before we decided to do that.
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