Mom Survival Hack!
Don't Panic! Unlock that Door Fast and Easy.
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Why do kids insist on making us panic? And then they wonder why we’re crazy lol. They made us this way!
No matter how easy things will go sometimes, they are always keeping me on my toes and forcing me to get up and pop into action.
My son locked the bathroom door the other night and then shut it on his way out. I saw his panicked face and just said, “Nope, I don’t want to.” I was done solving problems for the night. I was tired, sore, worn out and just mentally done. He didn’t even speak, he knew I was too tired for this lol. But it took me back to the days when they were itty bitty and would lock the doors relentlessly! Someone was always stuck in the bathroom screaming or stuck in a closet haha. I mean, at one point I just took all of the closet doors off the hinges and stuck them in the basement. Nothing had locks anymore and no one had privacy.
Fast forward to today when I have teens and preteens and lots of demanded privacy. We now have locks on everything once again! So the crazy days of locking doors and shutting them are back in full swing.
Thank God we figured out a way to open the door with one quick Google search. The key is missing to this door. It’s also not your typical bathroom doorknob. I switched it out last spring. The ones with a small hole instead of keyhole are super easy to unlock with a flathead screwdriver. With my method below, you’ll be able to unlock them all really quickly. And you won’t ruin your door hinge either!
Step 1. Get a Butter knife!
How did it work for you? Tell everyone with little kids this trick! Save everyone the panic mode and locksmith bills lol. But don’t tell the teens, they’ll want to break into each other’s bedrooms!
Have a great day everyone! Let me know how it worked!