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- Jul 22, 2015
Ari's little fingers in the hinge of the refrigerator door.
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This is going to be a really unpopular opinion, but- toddlers need to be allowed to make mistakes that hurt them. Not being crushed to death under a falling television hurt, or pulling a saucepan of boiling water down on top of them hurt, but being whacked by a book falling off the table hurt, or burning a finger in mum's hot coffee hurt. A little nip in the fridge door is better than catching your fingers in a car door (thaaaaaaanks, Auntie!). These little lessons add legitimacy to the important rules that you lay down.
Eh, I wouldn't worry too much about the Kikkomen bottles, I've dropped them on tiles multiple times and never so much as chipped them. They're pretty sturdy.My dude, you're starting to sound like Reddit.
While I would love to see Ari's reaction to getting a mouthful of soy sauce - it would be a good learning opportunity about not shoving absolutely everything in your mouth - I'm a bit worried about the bottle. Kikkoman typically comes in glass bottles. Even at that height, she could break or chip the bottle if she dropped it. Shards of glass + squishy baby skin + very salty liquid = not fun. not fun at all. Thankfully, Ari lives with people who have plenty of experience with childrearing and a father who loves her enough to turn his life around and accept the help he was offered.