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Parenting

Doodley

(10,727 posts)

5. This girl is too young to be wandering around without supervision! What about the dangers in the house?

Reply to FirstLight (Original post)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 03:46 PM

Jan 27

Your son needs to take responsibility for the child and you. They are in your house and he needs to respect that. If his g/f isn't onboard, that is something he needs to handle.

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Question: is it ok that a 2 yr old just throws doors open on anyone in the house? Even someone changing? [View all] FirstLight Jan 27 OP

It's a child. Think. Again. Jan 27 #1

yes, but said child shouldn't be allowed to do whatever they like while the mom sits on her ass FirstLight Jan 27 #2

I'm not sure a 2 year old would comprehend the the nuances involved... Think. Again. Jan 27 #3

A two year old isn't going to remember which doors she's allowed to open. Wingus Dingus Jan 27 #11

Get a locking door knob CentralMass Jan 27 #4

This girl is too young to be wandering around without supervision! What about the dangers in the house? Doodley Jan 27 #5

If it's your home, you could tell the mother to leave Wicked Blue Jan 27 #6

Shouldn't the safety of the child be the first concern? And how about if the son also takes some Doodley Jan 27 #9

2 year olds are scientists and perhaps too early cognitively to conceptualize privacy Bernardo de La Paz Jan 27 #7

Don't just say no, show the kid the right way Easterncedar Jan 27 #8

Its more the fact that the mom justified her not watching the kid FirstLight Jan 27 #10

It is your home... 2naSalit Jan 27 #12