I have never been more scared in my life

[KayLady]

A warning for all you other toddler parents . . .
So I was loading the dishwasher last night and my 19 month old son was hanging around, as he always does when the dishwasher is open. Knowing about his inclination for grabbing flatware out of the basket; I saved the flatware for last and took the basket out of the dishwasher. After loading them into the basket in the sink, my plan was to put the basket in its place and close the door as quickly as possible. He was, at this time, on the other side of the kitchen. Well, as I put the basket in, it got caught on a dish, slowing me down. Before I knew it he was there and had grabbed a STEAK KNIFE. I calmly said no and reached for it, but he giggled and ran away with it. OMG - I have never been more terrified. I followed him but tried not to chase him so he wouldn't run faster and trip and fall on it. He made it all the way across the living room and then threw the knife down. I thought I would have a heart attack. So please learn from my mistake and save the flatwear loading until the kids are asleep.

[darkmoon87]

that is scary, omg. i cant even begin to explain how id feel if i was in your position. i hope everything is going well now. :)

[AddyMOM]

reading that made my heart pound in complete fright for what you were going to say next. im SOOOOOOO glad all ended well in this case. i could really relate because my daughter loves to help with the dishes as well, and utencils are her favorite thing to grab at as well. i will be 100% on top of the knives, even more than i was before. thank you for looking out for the well being of all our little ones.

[wright1212]

I may guess this is your oldest child? I only assume since they will start to do way worse with time. Currently my 6yo with autism climbs to get steak knives and uses them to break into the basement (that has an alarm and chain). I am only moments behind him but I find steak knives on the stairs and him standing down their holding them (he freezes since I am yelling/screaming at this point to STOP). Then he hands them over point first!! Well as I type he is down there again...
So just be very careful, always predict they will always do things like that, and never be too surprised!

[KayLady]

Nope this is my second - but the first one never did anything like this! The oldest is four now and still less adventurous than the 20 month old. He is SUCH a boy.

[littlemonkeyfoot]

My BFF walked into her dining room (several years ago) to find her oldest two children, 4 and 5, sword fighting with steak knives. Neither was cut but the walls had little punctures holes. To this day she still cant figure out how they got the knives (they were FAR from reach) and thanks God they didnt get hurt.

[bluegrassmom]

My daughter has a proclivity for grabbing knives out of the dishwasher too. The worst part is when you try not to freak out and make a big deal out of it, hoping that they'll actually listen to you for once instead of running away with the knife like it's a game. If you figure out how to do that, let me know! Lol!

[veronica4x4]

well that sure sounds bad but someone's kids (who i know) was hanging out a window of the top floor of an apartment building!