Two Year Old Dies Outside in Snowbank

[Cataholic]

As a mother of a 3 year old, things do happen. Maybe she hadn't slept well the night or two before? Maybe she had taken a cold remedy? Maybe she was on an all night bender? Who knows. But, stuff happens. They are called accidents, not 'purposefuls'.

I have put hotel locks on all my doors. Only an adult can reach them, and they are locked all the time. BUT, given the fact that I do have chairs in my house, and my son is over 3 feet tall, it isn't a fool-proof remedy. And, of course, human error (i.e., I forget to lock them).

Very, very sad.

[elizabethann]

OMG. That is so sad! That poor baby and that poor Mother!

[lizbud]

OMG. That is so sad! That poor baby and that poor Mother!

I agree. So tragic.

[sumbirdy]

That is so sad...

Little kids seem to be able to get in and out of almost anything. And I know that I don't always wake up when Nathan gets out of bed with me.

That's horrible for this mother to go through.

R.I.P Lucas

[moosmom]

My best friend's oldest daughter was a somnambulous, a sleepwalker. She actually had to put a deadbolt at the top of the door so she couldn't reach it. She eventually grew out of it. It's amazing how quick 2 year olds can be.

[ramanth]

Our friend's two year old was constantly unlocking the doors and letting herself out. They finally installed locks similar to what Cataholic described.

Such a sad tragedy.

[Jessika]

Well I personally know that two year olds are pretty smart... I know for a fact my brother in law definitely knew how to unlock not only the doorknob but also the deadbolt by the time he was two and would regularly sneak outside the house. I don't own children, but I have been around them enough to know that you can blink and they'll be gone. They are smart and fast little buggers.

It's a shame that this happened, but there are so many factors. The mother was sleeping, it wasn't like she was on the phone or playing on the computer or some other sort of activity that should not have had preference over watching her child. If a mother can't sleep...

I just feel awful for both the child AND his mother

I know when I finally have children, I will have locks on the doors like the ones described are are way too high for a young child to reach (incidentally, my parents also had a similar lock installed on their kitchen pantry door to prevent my sister from sneaking into it and stealing food and candy when she was younger... lol. My other sister and I caught on fast and would end up locking her inside it... we were evil children, I'll admit).