I usually don't get too involved to things people post of FB, but she really sounds so judgmental I had to get it out somewhere. Her husband was making breakfast and her son climbed the stairs and into her bed while she was sleeping. She's blasting her DH because he wasn't watching her son. When someone pointed out that kids are fast and try not to be too hard on him this once, she replied:
"I didn't baby proof because I ALWAYS know where my child is and what hes doing...guess I should have baby proofed for dad... Some people need babyproofing, doesnt mean your a bad parent but thats how kids drown in a backyard pool, or neighbors find them walking two blocks from home."
Funny, I thought I was being responsible baby-proofing just in case I couldn't be there every second.
Re: Vent: Friend on FB doesn't need to babyproof
To each their own.
I didn't go baby-proof crazy either. We have a gate at the stairs and outlet covers. That's it.
Same. I was blessed with a very good kid who doesn't get into anything. I'm hoping the next one is the same too.
Same here, that is all we did.
I agree, that's the part that bugs me too. You may *think* you always know where your child is but people (even responsible adults) get distracted and accidents happen. She needs to lay off on her DH I think.
As w/ others, we didn't do a ton of babyproofing. But every door to the outside has a special knob on it, and our gate out of our backyard has a latch on it that DS can't reach.
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While we didn't babyproof in the trad'l sense, we did put a gate at the top of our stairs at our old house (no stairs at the new house), as a "just in case".
I don't have a problem w/ her not babyproofing, as much as her:
a) being out of touch w/ reality. Kids are faster than you think, and it is physically impossible for you to watch them every. single. second. For instance, does she not bathe?
b) her judginess. To each their own. You don't wanna do it, fine. But what's with the judging other parents? That just gets me. I judge her judginess.
This. It takes mere seconds for a smart toddler to open a cabinet and drink Drain-o or something, and emergencies happen - phone calls, spilled milk, pet issues, etc. You leave a room for 2 seconds and DD has found a way to pull open the knife drawer or something. It happens. All the time.