Hurricane kids....

My kids are now 2 and 3 and are both big handfuls. When they aren't trying to kill each other, they are working together to destroy something. Currently they are sharing a rooml This summer we will either be adding onto our house or trying to get a bigger one, I can't wait and neither can they. I've had to flip their doorknob around so that I can lock it from the outside. This might sound barbaric, but I can't tell you how many times I have woken up at 3am and found them sitting IN the toilet water, or painting the walls with applesauce. I assure you that my kids aren't abused or punished in barbaric ways. I recently bought them a new long dresser, 3 drawers up each side. They kept climbing on top and jumping off of it, like mini Evil Knievels. No matter how many times they were scolded, they kept doing it. One day during "naptime", my daughter had pulled out the drawers and climbed them, the dresser tipped forward and fell on her. Luckily there was a ride on train in the way and it stopped the dresser before the whole weight of it crushed her. The dresser is now in the closet with "childproof locks" on them. What a joke these things are. Here is what they look like in and out of the package

They are pretty hard to unlock with one hand, and my kids can't figure out how to unlatch them. However the sticky tabs aren't sticky enough and with a quick pull of the drawer, they pop off. What a waste of $30 ( I needed 6 of them). I don't see these leaving any glue on your cabinets since they don't stick well in the first place. I am on the search for better locks, while trying to avoid drilling into the dresser. My kids used to love putting eachother in the dryer, until I purchased these godsends....

These are awesome. They stick to your washer and dryer and the glue actually sticks! Don't get your finger between the lock and the door of your appliance though. I speak from experience on that one. Yowch!!
My son figured out how to unlock his door from the inside and they were up at the crack of dawn this morning. They went into the kitchen, drew on the walls and floor with purple marker, fed the dog an entire pack of hotdogs, helped themselves to applesauce, and spilled pumpkin seeds everywhere. Their room was a complete disaster. Their drawers were open and the contents were emptied all over their room. I am bagging up all of their toys and they can earn them back. Im a mean mommy.