So much pointing

colours

might even look like something he's played with before

it's been so long since i baby/toddler proofed, i've forgotten how

Well if you've got tips I'd listen to them

can't hardly look away from the little fucker without a panic yet

jeez, aside from getting down to their perspective, i'm not sure where to begin

books and shelves are fun to destroy and climb on, too

books are a weird one because people forget that they're heavy when falling

making electricity, sharps and water safe are easy to remember

Are your kids climbing on shit?

Yeah, I've got those plastic plugs in every outlet

it's always the seemingly harmless shit that gets to be a problem

hobble the little parasite

Had to shut off the baseboard heaters for fear of him shoving his hand in there

any exposed cables (including for lamps behind tables, network cables, etc.) need to be secured against skirting boards or zip tied

@THCVee I completely understand why some parents go full annie wilkes on their kids. I couldn't do it myself, but ***I get it***

nah just tie a foot to a wrist and they wont climb anymore

i'm just looking at my mess of a house, with it's open cased computers (turned on), bookshelves and pieces of equipment lying around and remembering

i mean the other option is adoption....

move the poisons in the cupboards up, empty out the ground level cupboard under the sink

Ah, that's a good idea. Swap the kitchen sink shit to the cupboards and vice versa

I'll do that tomorrow

make sure you get into the habit of turning saucepan handles inward instead of letting them hang out for easy manipulation

He's not that tall yet

fucking thankfully

but he will be by the time you get the habit down

even when they can talk they sometimes grab something they see, even if they know it's dangerous

one of my friends kids used to run up and touch dog shit

of all things

knowing full well it was dirty

if you clean out under the sink of all poisons, don't put breakables in there

get a bunch of plastic things for him to play with in the kitchen

man half my cookware is glass, the rest is cast iron. If he can sort the ratshit from the buckwheat enough to break the glassware, GG, well done, he wins that one

even if he starts banging on stuff with a wooden spoon and making a racket, it's still better than having him under foot

make sure bathroom toys and any other bathroom objects have a clear difference from each other in where they're stored, like no rubber duckies on the same shelf as shampoo kind of thing

that's a psychological trick

ah, that's a good one

if he has a plastic knife to play with, pretend it's sharp like the real knives

someone gave us a baby cage, i inverted it and put it around my computer area so it was the only area that's off limits

cage, the fuck