some of you have obviously never raised children...there but by the grace of God go I.

Even if a strange kid wanders into your house and you think nothing of it, wouldn't you start thinking that maybe you should check around when you start seeing police cruisers and search parties congregating in the street?

jackflash123-so NOT something that happens to "a huge percentage of wonderful, responsible parents at some point or another" or there would be an amber alert issued every second of every day...

If the woman didn't know where the baby was INSIDE her own house for a couple minutes, I would be more sympathetic but she was OUTSIDE by a car "talking to a friend" whatever the heck that means...

I am grateful the baby was found safe but what happens when she talks to a friend next time outside?

Glad the little boy was found safe, but story is weird. Adults with the child should have notified authorities of finding a little boy. This wasn't a stray dog or cat that they found.

Whoever had the child inside the apt intended on keeping the child. We know this because they did not bother to call the police immediately. They had to have found him wandering around and saw some sort of opportunity for something. God only knows the reason why they wanted that child. This should be a warning to all parents. There are people who will snatch your child. Remember John Walsh and his little son Adam who was kidnapped and later found beheaded. I cannot thank God enough for protecting this little one and getting him back to his family.

I found a 2-year-old walking around outside my house many years ago. I never brought him inside. I talked to him and just stood there with him for a little while, looking around to see if a parent was nearby. When I didn't see anyone, I took him with me and started knocking on doors. I found his family before they even knew he was missing, and they were pretty freaked out and relieved.

Maybe they mistook the kid for a neighbor's kid who often wandered in... and maybe he hadn't been there long... but there aren't many explanations for why they didn't check around.

"Talking with a friend near the car. This means that were near the street. This young child was lucky. The mother apparently isn't very responsible." That's not a very responsible comment. This is something that happens to a huge percentage of wonderful, responsible parents at some point or another. The appropriate response is just to be grateful for a happy ending, rather than to act as if the parent is a bad person as some sort of security blanket against its happening to you.

Scubagirl, don't make fun of my typo! And I wasn't the only one who heard on TV this morning that the apt. the little boy was found in was unoccupied. I doubt that he opened the door on his own anyway. I'm waiting to hear more details myself. It just doesn't add up.

Something smells very fishy about this story. Doesn't add up. CPS will probably need to check this mother out. Poor little boy. And why on earth would this other family hold the child for so long w/o walking around the n'borhood themselves to see who the child belonged to. Strange.

I wasn't the only one who saw on the news that the apt. was unoccupied. But I do know that everything you hear isn't 100% accurate. Earlier reports may have said that it was an unoccupied apt. I didn't hear that someone handed the boy out the door. It does seem odd that the police didn't want neighbors near that apt. because they might "startle" the boy. It sounds more like they didn't want the neighbors to disturb a potential crime scene. And I feel like the mom was not just walking to her car when her son disappeared. I think she was somewhere else and told the police what would seem more innocent and blameless. I'm glad the little boy wasn't out wandering the streets!

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