Comments on: What is the Rule in Your House? https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/what-is-the-rule-in-your-house/ Earn, Save, and Live Joyfully. Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:54:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: eemusings https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/what-is-the-rule-in-your-house/comment-page-1/#comment-5935 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:54:27 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=4720#comment-5935 Wow – food for thought! I don’t have kids but I’m probably in the ‘move things’ camp – I’m the kind of person that likes to make things easy for other people, and that’s definitely the path I take when kids come over to our house.

]]> By: One Frugal Girl https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/what-is-the-rule-in-your-house/comment-page-1/#comment-5924 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 03:58:26 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=4720#comment-5924 It’s funny how many of you commented on the experience at your in-laws house. My mom moved the collectibles the minute I told her that they were stressing me out. My in-laws never move anything when we visit. As a result I’d prefer they come to my house to play with my son.

]]> By: Alex https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/what-is-the-rule-in-your-house/comment-page-1/#comment-5905 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:23:50 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=4720#comment-5905 Oh my gosh, what a pain this is! Every time I visit my MIL, we can’t rest or relax for a second, cause there are a million things for my kids to grab, not to mention a horribly steep staircase for them to fall down. And they never visit us cause of health problems, urgh!

]]> By: Andrea https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/what-is-the-rule-in-your-house/comment-page-1/#comment-5892 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:04:12 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=4720#comment-5892 My ex-MIL was in the “he’ll have to learn not touch it” camp when my son was that size. Until the day I walked into her kitchen and he was holding a butcher knife with the blade facing his palm. Had I yelled or even moved suddenly, he could have tensed his hand and cut off his fingers.

After that, there were no questions. Grandparents could childproof their homes or we wouldn’t be visiting. It’s impossible to teach a small child (under 3) not to touch things because they don’t understand what it means to get hurt. I’m all for teaching them as they become old enough to understand, but when it comes to breakables and sharp objects, my child’s safety comes before any lofty ideas about teaching him not to touch things.

]]> By: jolie https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/what-is-the-rule-in-your-house/comment-page-1/#comment-5891 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:52:49 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=4720#comment-5891 My parents moved a lot of things when the little ones started coming around. We had 11 of them over the years so for awhile there was always little fingers reaching and stretching. My inlaws did not. We went there less frequently. I wonder, if subconsciously, that was part of the why.

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