To Every Mom Who Checks the Locks Twice Before Bed
This is the thing I wish someone had told me three years ago.
I’m going to tell you something I never posted in the mom group chat. Most nights, after my kids fall asleep, I move a kitchen chair in front of the front door.
Not because it would stop anyone. Because the sound of it falling would wake me up. That’s the logic. That’s what three years of being home alone at night does to you.
A kitchen chair. Two locks. A cloudy peephole. And the hope that tonight would be another night where nothing happens.
“67% of women living with children report checking locks multiple times before bed. It’s not paranoia — it’s a rational response to feeling responsible for vulnerable people.”
The Part Nobody Talks About
My husband works in logistics. He’s gone three or four nights a week. After 7 PM, I’m the only adult in the house. Two kids — four and seven.
Every creak. Every car that slows down. Every time the motion light clicks on in the backyard. You tell yourself it’s nothing. But you check the locks anyway. I did this for three years.
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Last November, at my sister’s place for Thanksgiving. She lives alone. I said something about hating when it gets dark early.
She looked at me and said, “I used to feel that way.”
She pulled out her phone. A live feed of her front porch. At night. Crystal clear. Full color.
“That’s not a Ring?”
“No. Ring wanted $100 a year. This was $69. No subscription.”
It sticks to the inside of your window. Behind the glass. Nobody outside can see it. Nobody can reach it. Nobody can steal it. You peel the adhesive, press it on the window, download a free app, and you’re done.
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The First Week
Installed it Sunday morning while the kids ate cereal. Four minutes. That evening, the doorbell rang. Instead of creeping to the peephole, I picked up my phone from the couch. My neighbor. Holding a casserole dish. I could see her face, her jacket, the dish in her hands.
The Chair
It’s been two months. The kitchen chair is back at the kitchen table where it belongs. I check two camera feeds for ten seconds before bed. Then I actually sleep.
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