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? for those with kids
Are your parent's houses child-proofed?
My parent's house has breakables everywhere and is not child friendly. My brothers and SIL's spent the weekend chasing my nieces and nephews around my parent's house telling them not to touch things. It was exhausting just watching them. I made a comment to my mom that she should just baby-proof her house for the next five years or so. Her response was that the kids needed to learn those are "her things, not theirs." I thought it was a ridiculous statement since the kids range in age from 3 months to 4 years and there are more on the way.
Re: ? for those with kids
my parents house is not totally child-proof, but it mostly is. They don't have breakable/dangerous things within the kids' reach, there are covers on all electrical outlets, the cabinet under the kitchen sink where the cleaners are is locked (though both bigs can open it), etc. They don't have a gate on the stairs though and the litter box and cat's water dish are totally accessible though. I am comfortable with my kids being there though and I don't feel like I have to chase them around telling them not to touch things.
At the same time, I don't necessarily expect my parents to child proof for me. My mom offered, but had she not, I think I would have helped her to do it because my parents like to keep my bigs overnight once every month or two and we are all there once or twice a month. Plus, my dad is sort of really dumb when it comes to child safety (he didn't understand why it was important that we found the marble V lost before G got it and he gave her his wedding ring to play with!) so the less we have to worry about with him, the better.
My brother's financee's dad had an engagement party for them at his house and wanted me to bring my kids. He lives alone and hasn't had a kid in his house in 20+ years. He also has a lot of one-of-a-kind art peices and very expensive things. We told him the kids wouldn't be coming and he also said we could just tell them not to touch those things. Maybe it's a generational thing?
We don't have kids, but I have the kind of relationship with my parents that I would baby proof their house for them. I can remember my parents doing it for their parents, actually. For example, if child reaches for something they could break, I'd just grab it, put it up high, and say, "Uh-uh, kiddo. We don't play with that. Let's play with this super awesome thing!" then, to my parents (calling out lightly), "Hey mom, dad---your super expensive breakable is on the mantle. We're not taking any chances this weekend." (big smile)
I'd like to say that I'd put the things back right before we left, but I'm not that good of a daughter
I don't have parents, so I'll substitute my sister's house, where we visit often. She did do a small amount of baby proofing for Connor (such as a gate for the stairs, because keeping him away from them was exhausting). He did break a crystal bowl that was on her entry table (and filled with brightly colored candy) when he was around 18 months and she was very mad at me. I wasn't just ignoring him in general, but I was on the phone and therefore not really on guard watching him right then. I remember feeling like it wasn't totally fair to be pissed at me since it was so accessible to him and it's awful to have to chase a child around someone's house for an entire weekend saying NO (both tiring and you just feel mean to the poor kid).