Crate them!
(thank you Southwest- I think - for the idea)
Imagine yourself all cozy in bed at 4AM and sound asleep only to be rudely awoken by your baby crying. Ok toddler but he is still my baby. After about 5 minutes of screeching you decide that something must really be wrong because it is a something is wrong cry. When you open the door the screeching stops, making you momentarily consider killing said baby, and both the baby and the kitten are staring at you. You think...hmmm the kitten was trapped in here...then you look at the carpet and notice brown spots. You look at the baby and figure it would be very difficult for him to do it and then you look at the poor, trapped little kitten. Fuck.
Poop cleaning is not fun to begin with. Add in 4 AM and you have yourself one whopper of a start to your day. After sleeping a bit more I wake up to one hell of a diaper and I think it is gonna be a crappy day. (Pun intended) Of course now I start to think about the not so relaxing week in FL and a potential solution to all the kid issues for the week. Think about it...crating could potentially solve many issues. I am not talking a small cat crate here. I'll spring for the St. Bernard size, I mean I am not that cruel.
Let's support my theory, shall we?
Baby does not want to sleep in pack-and-play so baby gets an air mattress. Baby gets up after 4 hours and toddles over to bed to sleep with Mom and Dad...every night on vacation. Solution - crate. Baby stays put.
5 year old has a melt down, kicking and screaming, regarding staying in FL vs. going home with Daddy...God Forbid she stay in sunshine with Grandma and Grandpa...Crate her. Keeps the door from breaking.
In the same melt down child swears she misses the kitten whom she has not paid attention to since 2 weeks after we got it for her....crate her. She can pretend she is the kitten going to the vet or something.
Baby chases scary seagulls at beach...pooping one luckily misses baby. Crate - keeps the poop and attack birds out.
Baby kicks and screams through last 1/2 hour of flight...crate em...worth the $20 to check baggage and they almost never loose them. Hey it is cheaper than a ticket and cheaper than buying the whole row drinks.
5 year old comes home after spending a week in FL and getting a whole new summer wardrobe compliments of Grandma...says "oh there is nothing new in my room'. Crate her - maybe she will better appreciate what she has.
Kids not sitting and kicking seat on class field trip - Crate em - hey they are not my kids.
Child has melt down while refusing to get hair washed...keeps escaping room prison...crate her - she'll stay put that way and you can hose her down easier.
Grandma flips because people are in her house making a mess....crate her. I don't know if it will solve anything but I may feel better.
I am sure there are more examples but my darling child is asking for another favor. She'll probably argue with me even if I do what she asks.....hmmmmmmmm maybe I should crate myself and take a nap.
