My Archnemesis

NOTE: I have an 8-month old, I feel I have the right to complain about this. Oh baby protective gear, how I hate you with an unrelenting passion. You consistently foil and harm me on showings and inspections. Baby gates- why are you always closed and locked at the top of stairs and so hard to figure out how to open? I always have to hoist myself over you, smack my shins, and risk toppling