As scary as it is, this stuff happens ALL THE TIME, especially to parents. Less often to caregivers but when it does happen in a daycare setting it is all over the news, maybe rightfully so, I don't know.

When my sister was a toddler she opened the door at my grandmas, and walked across the busy street where they lived. A nice lady brought her back. They didn't even know she was gone, it all happened within minutes.

When I was a kid i would "collect" ladybugs. Our house backed onto a huge field. One day my parents lost track of me in the field because the grass was taller than me. They eventually found me (obviously!) but they were pretty freaked out!

Kids wander! It happens all the time. Most of the time everything turns out ok but unfortunately there are some sad instances where that isn't the case.

Like the one where there was an alcoholic dad watching his two toddlers. Dad passed out and toddlers wandered outside wearing nothing but a diaper and shirt, in -30-40 or something weather. They were found dead.

I think there was one just this winter who also went wandering in the middle of the night unbeknownst to his parents and I think the was found dead also.

just saying that this stuff happens to parents all the time, it just doesn't get splashed all over the media like it does when it happens at daycare. Which I kinda understand because we are held to a higher standard.