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Cha

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20. I know the feeling, too, pnwmom..

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #17)

Mon Feb 5, 2018, 06:00 AM

Feb 2018

Back in the '70s in Gainesville, Fla.. our son was 5, taking his nap, and I was outside hanging clothes.

I went upstairs and found him missing and I panicked, called the police.

I got a call that he had gone down to the restaurant about a block away. where we ate sometimes. and wanted to order.

Said we could come pick him up.

That kid! I was so overwhelming Relieved!

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2-year-old girl found frozen to death on porch [View all] Kaleva Feb 2018 OP

Omigod. How could she not know her child was outside? And frozen besides. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2018 #1

Fuck. (n/t) Iggo Feb 2018 #2

seems like the mother should be charged with neglect JI7 Feb 2018 #3

Damn right she should! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2018 #5

Agree. The report said a neighbor said she has taken the little one home a few times. EllieBC Feb 2018 #9

OH MY GOD DesertRat Feb 2018 #4

My toddler got away from me a couple of times. They're fast, and clever. lindysalsagal Feb 2018 #6

But for long enough to FREEZE? EllieBC Feb 2018 #8

We panicked until we found her. It's a horrible feeling. lindysalsagal Feb 2018 #10

That would depend on how cold it was. Maybe the parent thought the toddler was napping? pnwmom Feb 2018 #12

My toddler climbed out a window during a nap. Sedona Feb 2018 #18

but in the case of the OP it was a common thing that happened JI7 Feb 2018 #22

Make7 Feb 2018 #7

Poor little one MustLoveBeagles Feb 2018 #11

FWIW, she wasn't literally frozen to death. She apparently died of hypothermia pnwmom Feb 2018 #13

A close friends disabled son MFM008 Feb 2018 #14

I have a friend who was visiting another family with her two year old. pnwmom Feb 2018 #25

I knew a nurse, who's toddler escaped and drowned in a neighbor's pool LeftInTX Feb 2018 #29

The County of Los Angeles requires if you have a built in swimming pool on your property that politicaljunkie41910 Feb 2018 #15

My son started sleep walking when younger runtel Feb 2018 #16

Yes, terrible things can happen even to good parents. pnwmom Feb 2018 #17

I know the feeling, too, pnwmom.. Cha Feb 2018 #20

LOL. What a bright and brave little boy you had! pnwmom Feb 2018 #23

Oh yeah.. he's had a few scapes.. to put it Cha Feb 2018 #24

I made out to the barn once as a kid, around 9 yr old NickB79 Feb 2018 #28

apparently around that age, i got out & went three doors away to my grandparents duplex. pansypoo53219 Feb 2018 #19

Poor baby.. Cha Feb 2018 #21

Do not judge TBA Feb 2018 #26

The child in the OP was found on the front porch. LisaL Feb 2018 #31

my 22 month old burnbaby Feb 2018 #27

Some kids are escape artists. Codeine Feb 2018 #30

This child was found on the front porch. LisaL Feb 2018 #32

I almost froze to death on the front porch. boston bean Feb 2018 #33