Reply #79: Exactly.

[AngryOldDem]

When my youngest was a little more than a year old, we lived in a house that had a screened-in porch. One day he was out there playing while I did housework. All the doors and windows were locked. When I went to get him, he was gone. Just gone. Near hysterics because I could not figure out how he was able to get out of a house that was shut up tighter than San Quentin, I went outside and a neighbor who just happened to be out for a walk was bringing my son back home. Later on that afternoon, I finally figured out how he got out: One of the screens was loose. He noticed it, pushed it out, and stepped outside. The gap created between the screen and the frame was just big enough for his little body to accomodate. The only thing I will take blame for was not having the backyard fenced (a situation that got corrected ASAP). But still -- I had taken every precaution with him and yet he still found a way to get out. Kids at that age can notice things and devise actions that adults cannot fathom.

I'm not passing judgment on the mother at all.