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Lindley wrote:
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DS is happy. He broke one pair of my tongs and almost broke the second pair. I bought new ones and put them up. He found the almost broke pair in the drawer a few minutes ago. I told him he could have them and he lit up. He's now picking up stuff with HIS tongs.

I'm wondering if something would work. He loves grabbing our pans and our cooking utensils. The cabinet we put our pans in is bigger than we need and has two shelves. I'm thinking of putting his toy cooking stuff on one shelf and our stuff on the other and letting him keep his toy food and such in the drawers the cooking utensils are currently in. I'm fine with moving the cooking utensils elsewhere. I'm hoping he will grab his toy pans when he goes in the cabinet rather than ours. I figure if we make a huge deal out of how absolutely cool it is that HIS stuff is in the big people kitchen that he might just leave our stuff alone since his stuff is obviously better so why would he want our stuff. Parents - think this would work?


  It might work,  I had a cabnet that my kids can get into filled with Tupperware stuff and I would put in paper cups and things they could play with.  I also did this for my great nephews I babysit and they usually  left my other cabinets alone.  My little 1 yr old great nephew isn't going for it.  He likes the ones that he can't play in. 

 Sorry your assistant is leaving LL, Hope you find someone who will be as good as she is.  NJN, sorry ss's grandma is trying to make things hard on you.  wish that she would realize that it is hurting SS and just to quit.


 Sounds like DS! But, hopefully, since he's used to that cabinet already, he will keep using it. It's the only one he goes in. He only goes into the one under the sink when he's getting something for DH or I. We keep the trash bags, foil, etc. in there and DS will see DH taking out the trash bag and grab a new bag from that cabinet then bring it to DH.

All of our cleaning stuff is up high where he can't get it so no worries there.



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Riding wrote:

chef, that sounds like a good idea, worth a try. Good luck.


My 2yoa grandson loves to help empty the dishwasher and I have to watch close, because he likes to haul my things into his toy box. He does have a couple spoons and a smaller Tupperware bowl that are his, but he thinks IT should all be his!

My DH is putting our Christmas lights up today too, since it is nice and he is off today, heard the weather will get bad tomorrow.

I am ready to get my tree up, though I will wait til the weekend after Thanksgiving.

I admit I have been listening to Christmas music for 2 weeks at work on Pandora....I find my co-workers who come in my office singing along with it too LOL

I have been trying to get my gifts all bought, and wrapped. With older *kids* it is easier in some ways and harder in other

I got a new granddog this weekend, she is an 8 week old GREAT DANE, her name is Lilly, though my DS said it should have been Lucy, short for Lucifer, as she is just a beastie to their other dog, two dachunds, and 1 Chihuahua. He said is is not graceful at all an just belly flops/slide off the couch to get down. Her parents were 130-150 pounds each! they seem to be under the delusion that she won't be *that big* ummm we have a boxer/american terrier mix and at 8 months, she is just above my knee high and weighs 29-30 pounds and when she tries to sit on your lap you are about mooshed LOL...I can't wait to see Lilly grown up  biggrinbiggrinwink  and his GF has poop patrol and he mows etc.  SO far the poops are few and tiny....Lilly's will NOT ge little and few LOL, I do not think she will be prepared for poop patrol biggrinbiggrinbiggrin

anyway, it is just wild thinking Thanksgiving is just a few days away, this year is flying



-- Edited by Riding on Monday 23rd of November 2015 04:20:03 PM


 DS loves emptying and loading the dishwasher and he will get pissed if you don't want his help. His help is great when he's actually helping but sometimes he'll unload way too fast and you end up catching dishes on the fly. Loading - well, that's fine too ... unless he gets the urge to take a trip around the apartment with the dirty dish first.

DS thinks everything is his too. He'll grab stuff and say MINE! while clutching it to his chest. You have to be careful taking things away though because he will throw whatever he's holding if you try to grab it.

My grandparents had a merle Great Dane. Beautiful dog! GF will have "fun" on poo patrol once Lilly is all grown up.



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chef, I just made a drawer for my kids and let them play in it. They learned they could have that stuff and not the others. He'll learn. I think it's a good idea.

It's kind of funny because DH and I got married so fast no one thought we'd last. And I understand that looking back on the situation. At the time I didn't because I was really really really sure of what I was doing. But looking back I can see how people thought we were crazy. SS's mom hated me for the longest time. There were two really rough years. I think at about that point she began to realize I wasn't going anywhere. Then she started softening up. Grandma, OTOH, was really nice in the beginning. I think she figured she may as well be nice since I wouldn't be around long anyway. Then when she figured out I was staying put she started turning into the person she is now. I know she loves her grandson but she is under the impression that she has some say in where he stays. (Mom vs. Dad) She does not.


 You perfectly summed up what I want to do.

SS' grandma is a real trip. Hopefully she'll mellow out.



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DS is happy. He broke one pair of my tongs and almost broke the second pair. I bought new ones and put them up. He found the almost broke pair in the drawer a few minutes ago. I told him he could have them and he lit up. He's now picking up stuff with HIS tongs.

I'm wondering if something would work. He loves grabbing our pans and our cooking utensils. The cabinet we put our pans in is bigger than we need and has two shelves. I'm thinking of putting his toy cooking stuff on one shelf and our stuff on the other and letting him keep his toy food and such in the drawers the cooking utensils are currently in. I'm fine with moving the cooking utensils elsewhere. I'm hoping he will grab his toy pans when he goes in the cabinet rather than ours. I figure if we make a huge deal out of how absolutely cool it is that HIS stuff is in the big people kitchen that he might just leave our stuff alone since his stuff is obviously better so why would he want our stuff. Parents - think this would work?


 I lost two pampered chef garlic presses to play dough pasta making when I let DD use them.  Soo don't mix the real stuff with the play stuff is my suggestion.


 I have a garlic press. I see it occasionally ... when DS deigns to bring it out of his hidey hole.



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I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
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DS is happy. He broke one pair of my tongs and almost broke the second pair. I bought new ones and put them up. He found the almost broke pair in the drawer a few minutes ago. I told him he could have them and he lit up. He's now picking up stuff with HIS tongs.

I'm wondering if something would work. He loves grabbing our pans and our cooking utensils. The cabinet we put our pans in is bigger than we need and has two shelves. I'm thinking of putting his toy cooking stuff on one shelf and our stuff on the other and letting him keep his toy food and such in the drawers the cooking utensils are currently in. I'm fine with moving the cooking utensils elsewhere. I'm hoping he will grab his toy pans when he goes in the cabinet rather than ours. I figure if we make a huge deal out of how absolutely cool it is that HIS stuff is in the big people kitchen that he might just leave our stuff alone since his stuff is obviously better so why would he want our stuff. Parents - think this would work?


 I lost two pampered chef garlic presses to play dough pasta making when I let DD use them.  Soo don't mix the real stuff with the play stuff is my suggestion.


 I have a garlic press. I see it occasionally ... when DS deigns to bring it out of his hidey hole.


  LOL! You will miss this time with your DS.  He sounds adorable



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