When Toddlers Become Tiny Jailers: Lessons Learned from Being Locked Out in the Cold

Not medical advice. For emergencies, call your local emergency number.

This post hilariously captures a common parenting nightmare: a two-year-old’s innocent actions leading to a parental predicament. The author, pregnant and dressed in pyjamas, found herself locked out of her house in freezing, rainy weather for over an hour, all because her son decided to play a game of ‘door close’. The struggle to communicate with her son through the cat flap to retrieve her phone highlights the communication barriers and creative problem-solving parenting often demands. It’s a stark reminder that while technology can assist, the unpredictable nature of child development creates unique challenges that require patience, resilience, and often, a good sense of humor. This story resonates with parents everywhere who have faced unexpected ‘child-induced’ crises and found a way to navigate them, proving that ‘you truly can’t make this parenting shit up’.

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