Setting Up Gates, Husband Style
Sunday, April 15th, 2007We’re moving in two weeks. There’s going to be a LOT of dumb Husband stuff going on. In fact, it’s already begun.
Our new place has stairs in it. That’s not ideal for my 2.5 year old whose dream is to ride a tricycle down a flight of stairs…So we’re trying to figure out what types of blockades we can use to keep him away from the stairs.
Husband said we should use gates that open and close at the top and bottom of the stairs. That sounded pretty good. Sure. Then I thought, well, but what if one of the boys fell down nevertheless, then they could hit the bottom gate. That might make things worse.
Brace yourself. Husband replies, “Well, the best thing to do would be to put the gate half way up the stairs.” (Yes, he really said this.) He reasons this way if one of them fell, he couldn’t go far. The scariest part is that he then proceeds to look at me with his eyebrows cocked, totally impressed with his idea. COME ON. (And, yes, I am absolutely positive he wasn’t joking.)
