Crazy, Nutty Kids

I just wanted to share something with whomever decides to read this. Up in my profile, you will see that I have 3 boys. I also have a step-son, but he's only here every other weekend. Anyway, we're trying to convince our 3 year old to start using the bathroom and get him out of diapers. Needless to say, he's been fighting that like there's no tomorrow! My DH took the child knob off the bathroom door this afternoon in the hopes that he would decide to go use the potty.

Before we bought our home, it used to be a rental. The previous renters had taken all the doorknobs and changed them into key locking knobs. You know, the ones you see on the outside door. See how well they trusted each other?

Anyway, DS3 went into the restroom, locked the knob, and came out, shutting the door behind himself. I didn't find that out until after dinner when DS7 needed to go wash his hands. Goodness gracious. To make things more "fun," we only have 1 bathroom! So, I HAD to get that door open.

I called DH at work and asked him his opinion on how to get it open. He gave me a good idea about slipping a stiff piece of plastic between the door jam and the latching mechanism. Did you know that actually works? Good thing we always lock our dead bolt on our front door. The biggest problem was that our bathroom door is probably the only door in the house that closes right! I ended up having to KICK the bathroom door partly open. Then I slipped in a spatula, of all things, and popped the door open. Too bad I ended up cracking the door jam! Oops! Considering my husband's other idea was to take a crowbar to the door, it's okay that I only cracked the door jam a bit. We'll be able to fix that easily enough, and the door still opens and closes.

I think my entire day has been like this. My 3 year old son is going to drive me absolutely insane. He is more than a handful, and I have no clue how to handle him 98% of the time. So, if you're the praying type, please send a few prayers my way. For my sanity or for the insight on how to handle my son... Either would be greatly appreciated!