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Ugh. A's figured out how to light matches

belle204belle204 member
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My forgetful self left a small pack on the kitchen table last night. I was standing at the stove and heard her say something then heard the sound of the match on the box. I whipped around and see her sitting at the table, match flaming away. I guess she's watched me do it and I didn't realize. I just forget she's not a little baby anymore.

Lesson: Put the damn matches up! Her hand-eye coordination is better than mine.

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Re: Ugh. A's figured out how to light matches

  • firefightersgalfirefightersgal member
    That would scare the piss out of me.  We already keep our matches and lighters way out of Nora's reach.
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  • minnasmommyminnasmommy member
    wow! she is way advanced! I have to use on of those butane long lighters for my candles. I am an idiot with matches! LOL!
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  • mrsterrymrsterry member

    Oh my!  Scary!

    On a side note, tell A she has something in common with her FMIL...I'm a pyro too!  lol  I love lighting matches, but mainly because I like the smell when they're blown out (same with candles...people think I burn them because they smell good...I burn them for the smell of when you blow them out). 

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  • amiamishamiamish
    wow!! I'm surprised she knows how to do it!!! time to put them high.
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  • amanda&robamanda&rob
    Wow!  That is scary.  We now have to keep our counters completely cleared because dd likes to climb on chairs and get on them.  It sucks.  I feel like I'm training a dog. 
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  • femmegemfemmegem member
    Crazy! Definitely time to put the matches away!
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  • belle204belle204 member

    I know. I'm usually good about it. Sometimes I feel like I gave birth to an adult. My sister said she's Firestarter, Chucky, Damien the Omen and Dennis the Menace all rolled into one.

    MrsTerry-- I went through a match phase years ago. I don't know what that was about. A friend in h.s. used to set our teacher's ruler on fire when she left the room and blame me. We clearly had issues.

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  • AlibabsAlibabs member

    Yikes!!

     My Next door neighbours kid set fire to his brothers bed with a lighter. He was 3 at the time. You know what his Mum said? "We'd been telling him for weeks not to touch the lighter!!" WTF??? Get rid of the lighter dumb ass!! Not you - her. She is an idiot! The house was really badly damaged. Thank God the kids were ok.

     Keep those matches up high! Big Smile

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  • stcroixbridestcroixbride member

    I freaked when I found DD with a lighter that she DIDN'T know how to use - I shudder to think what she would do with a match!  Luckily, she's never seen us use one, so maybe we're safe?

    Yeah, lesson learned, right?  WOW!  You have my deepest sympathies.

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