You can claim that for bonus points in the right crowd, but not here... lol. I'm here to tell you, we had a Houdini! Was out gardening one cold day with my 18 month old by my side. She was tasked with handing me the small seedlings to plant. So, we worked in tandem, until we didn't... then poof, she was gone. I immediately began praying that God would keep her safe and bring her back. (That's how I work). We were blessed with a much older neighbor who immediately ran over to help me find her... She checked all the houses with pools while I ran around searching everywhere I thought she could hide. I was about to call 911 when I saw a small child walking up our street with two adults following along behind. I broke into a run towards her, calling out her name. She was wet and muddy from head to toe, had a scratch over her eye and was thrilled to see me. The couple started to explain that they'd "found her wandering in the creek, found a tick on her," and "she started walking this way"... our daughter knew her way home. Go figure! She told me a cat had scratched her, she walked into the creek, and was wet and cold. (A very verbal 18 month old). She had gotten a mile away from home! Gone 45 long, frightening minutes.
Thankfully, she never did that again. But there were other adventures that boggle the mind...lol
Am a parent and fortunately never had that problem.
Me neither but it does seem to depend a lot on the child’s personality. Some are just prone to running off and exploring or hiding or whatever.
You can claim that for bonus points in the right crowd, but not here... lol. I'm here to tell you, we had a Houdini! Was out gardening one cold day with my 18 month old by my side. She was tasked with handing me the small seedlings to plant. So, we worked in tandem, until we didn't... then poof, she was gone. I immediately began praying that God would keep her safe and bring her back. (That's how I work). We were blessed with a much older neighbor who immediately ran over to help me find her... She checked all the houses with pools while I ran around searching everywhere I thought she could hide. I was about to call 911 when I saw a small child walking up our street with two adults following along behind. I broke into a run towards her, calling out her name. She was wet and muddy from head to toe, had a scratch over her eye and was thrilled to see me. The couple started to explain that they'd "found her wandering in the creek, found a tick on her," and "she started walking this way"... our daughter knew her way home. Go figure! She told me a cat had scratched her, she walked into the creek, and was wet and cold. (A very verbal 18 month old). She had gotten a mile away from home! Gone 45 long, frightening minutes.
Thankfully, she never did that again. But there were other adventures that boggle the mind...lol