https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 17 May 2026 07:25:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-142174 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:00:54 +0000 LuLu Mom 142174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our front door is always locked, however our sliding glass door to our deck is usually unlocked due to the dog coming in and out. I'm trying to be better about locking it through, since it does freak me out that someone can just walk in when I'm on the couch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-142117 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:30:53 +0000 Alivoo01 142117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most definitely! I didn't realize people didn't with all the frightening stories you hear now days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-142113 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:25:27 +0000 mediagirl 142113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, I've gotten into the habit of it in this house. If we have the front door open, to let in a breeze, I lock the storm door even though you could easily just slice through the screen at the top of it... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-142098 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:13:12 +0000 PBandBaseball 142098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always lock the door as soon as I close it. It's a habit that has caused me to lock the hubs outside a few times. Now he reminds me not to lock the door when he's doing yard wark. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-142089 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:05:23 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 142089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mr. Jacks has always lived in very rural areas, so had previously never locked anything and even left keys in the cars. I've finally convinced him to be more rigorous... We have to keep our doors locked now because there might be a Lala standing behind it and we don't want to hit her with the door. So all doors get locked instantly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-142084 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:58:14 +0000 looch 142084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've always locked my outside doors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-142072 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:50:45 +0000 lavender 142072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our doors are always locked if I'm home alone w/ LO, but when DH is home too we are a little more lax in locking the doors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-141305 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:23:04 +0000 GrapeCrush 141305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i do. DH doesn't. i get paranoid. and i definitely will once LO is here </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-141234 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:46:03 +0000 HabesBabe 141234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. We leave our garage open 90% of the time during the weekends, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-141229 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:43:39 +0000 Sweet T 141229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All of our doors are always locked. I'm super paranoid that someone will get in! I check them several times a day too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-141227 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:42:23 +0000 heffalump 141227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our door is always locked. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-141187 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:06:44 +0000 BSB 141187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, not during the day but at night we do. My husband always yells at me for not locking the door during the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-141184 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:02:03 +0000 sandy 141184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I only unlock it if I am expecting someone to come over at any moment...like my parents and I might be upstairs feeding or changing LO. </p> <p>When I was in college my roommate and I lived in a secured building but someone propped open the door while they were moving stuff. My roommate was in her room printing out something to take to class and I was in my room changing to meet a friend to work out. Since we were just about to leave the door was unlocked. I came out of my room and my roommate was frozen in the hallway looking at a homeless lady that let herself in...I freaked out and screamed and told her to get out. I felt bad bad but I was so scared! She used our bathroom and had to be asked to leave by our apartment manager. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-141138 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:16:51 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 141138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We only lock ours at night, or if we're going out. Our small town is insanely trusting...I think we're actually some of the few people who lock our houses at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-141116 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:49:16 +0000 tequiero21 141116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup always. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-141114 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:46:43 +0000 mrsjyw 141114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep... our garage entrance is what DH and I use on a regular basis, so sometimes we leave the garage open to circulate air and that door is always unlocked, but the main front door is always locked. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-141012 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 04:26:42 +0000 SAHM0811 141012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes even/especially in a doorman building. I became more paranoid after I heard that story about a mentally ill person who went on a stabbing rampage in his building and just opened people's front doors, finding many unlocked. I also double bolt it because a lot of the staff have access with master keys if they want to get in anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-141010 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 03:58:50 +0000 autumnlove 141010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Always! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-140998 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:17:47 +0000 Grace 140998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Growing up, the door was never locked (even when we weren't home). When I moved to an apartnent, it was always locked (seemed creepy not to). Now that I live in a house again, the door usually just gets locked before bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-140818 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:52:04 +0000 His Barista 140818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. Just the front door, though. The back door is usually unlocked unless we are gone or going to bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-140815 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:47:36 +0000 mrskc 140815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! All doors leading outside our house are locked at all times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-140814 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:44:16 +0000 cupcakemama 140814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-140811 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:40:40 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 140811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My front door is always locked because we don't use it. The back door is usually unlocked when we are home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-140784 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:57:09 +0000 MsMamaBear 140784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, all are locked at all times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-140782 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:54:30 +0000 red_seattle 140782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>always. such an easy way to stay a little safer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-140778 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:47:33 +0000 Andrea 140778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Of course! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-140777 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:45:33 +0000 Adira 140777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually keep the door locked, but we're not OCD about it. I check the doors when we go to bed and occasionally they aren't locked and I'll lock them then. But I prefer to just have them locked at all times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-140752 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:22:23 +0000 Mrs. Pen 140752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't ever lock the door growing up because we lived in a very rural area. Nothing ever happened out there.</p> <p>When I moved to a more sketchy place - the neighborhood was nice, but we were only two blocks away from a trailer park and there were two incidents while we lived there, so we always kept it locked. And even since we moved and live in a better area, I still lock it cause we live in the heart of a town. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-140747 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:19:25 +0000 BoogieBea 140747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to leave the back door unlocked. And sometimes, I'd forget to lock the car doors (parked in the driveway) but we had our gps stolen from the car recently. Now I lock everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-lock-your-front-door-if-youre-home#post-140742 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:16:44 +0000 MamaMoose 140742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually do. But today I was lazy and forgot to close the garage door when I got home (we don't usually lock the door from the garage to the house). This thread guilted me into going downstairs to close the garage : ) </p>