oh my gosh!  well, hopefully, they are instituting safety measures.  My mom
used to sleepwalk as a child, and even though this doesn't appear to be
sleepwalking, her parents had to get special locks.

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> [Original Message]
> From: Gary Peterson <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 11/3/2005 9:49:34 PM
> Subject: How does something like this happen soooo easily?!! (fwd)
>
> Hi all,
>
> So check out this TV news story below.  How does something like this
> even come close to happening when this child was sleeping in the very
> same room as his parents?
>
>
> Toddler Unlocks Door, Takes Overnight Stroll
>
> Reunited With Family
>
> KGO  By Amy Hollyfield
>
>      Nov. 3 - The San Francisco police have wrapped up their investigation
>      into a serious situation overnight on how a 3-year-old boy was on the
>      street alone in a neighborhood.
>
>      The toddler was reunited with his parents Thursday afternoon. It took
>      some time because police said child protective services had to do an
>      investigation.
>
>      They talked to his family, parents and grandparents to make sure
there
>      was no abuse or neglect, but they think that everything is fine and
the
>      boy is back with his family now.
>
>      The little boy decided to head out at 12:30 a.m. this morning, and
the
>      3-year-old was found in the middle of Burnett Avenue in the Twin
Peaks
>      neighborhood.
>
>      An off-duty nurse spotted him in his 'Blues Clues' pajamas and called
>      police.
>
>      It wasn't until his mom woke up that she noticed he was gone, and she
>      called the police.
>
>      So how did he do it? He managed to climb out of bed. He sleeps in the
>      same room as his parents. He climbed up onto a table and unlocked the
>      door and went off on his adventure.
>
>      The good news is he wasn't gone very long, but it appears the little
>      kid is ahead of his parents on the learning curve on what they think
he
>      can do.
>
>      The family has requested privacy during the ordeal and ABC7 is
>      respecting that wish.