I just came out to an empty house!!!

[Liviam]

My kids were happily playing in the house so I ducked off to the toilet (for #2). I came out to an empty house !! I raced outside and they weren't there and neither was the stupid friggin' dog!!!
I sprinted out the front and found my 15 month old DS playing on the driveway and freaked as we live on a busy street and the cars hoon down our street. I couldn't see my DD anywhere. I was screaming her name and she wasn't anywhere!!! I was screaming and crying and called DH who came straight home. I ran down the street screaming her name (left the house completely open) and I turned the corner to find two high school boys sitting there playing with her .
I was hysterical by the time I got to them and have been so grateful to two high school boys before. They were walking home from school and saw her standing there crying so they ran over to her and sat with her. They couldn't work out what she was saying so they decided to sit there and wait until her parents came to get her. WHAT AMAZING BOYS!!!

I couldn't have thanked them enough and I gave them both massive hugs (never seen two teenagers so uncomfortable being hugged by a hysterical mum continuously saying thank you thank you thank you. I wish I got their names so I could call their parents and tell them what an amazing thing their boys did today!!

I have no idea what happened but basically she let the dog out so she was chasing the dog to get him back. I have never been so terrified before in my life!!! Except the last time I lost her!!!
Please tell me I'm not the only mum to have lost their kids, twice. I am feeling so enept as a mum at the moment!! I'm supposed to always watch them and keep them safe!!! I hate to think what could have happened!!!

Thanks for letting me debrief.

[Miss.September]

Oh wow! How horrible and scary for you. Wonderful outcome though, cheeky kids can't even let their mum go to the loo in peace

Were the boys wearing a uniform? Maybe you could ring the school?

[*LittleMissSummer*]

Oh no! how scary for you!! i started tearing up just reading this as i can just imagine how terrifying it would be to find your kids missing. What GREAT boys to sit there with her Very smart boys indeed.

BIG to you, DH and your little ones.

[Pandora]

Oh wow. Gotta love a happy ending like that. I'd ring the school too if they were in uniform

[Arimeh]

Oooh babe thats scary

Thankfully everything turned out ok - and you are NOT an inept mum - don't make me smack you *tsk tsk*

[feeb]

Ohh how scary, so glad some nice boys found her and waited with her.

[Beach Mama]

Oh my gosh hun. I am so frightened of exactly that as Iz can open our door, you have seen it - easy to open and right onto the street . She generally doesn't for no reason, but knowing she can means the driveway gate can't come fast enough.

You are not inept babe - god, we all need to go to the toilet and it could happen to anyone. Huge supermassive hugs.

[Mum2SweetCs]

No you are not the only one. I lost dd twice in the space of 2 weeks. One at dh's 30th. We left the garage open for guests to come out and thought my mum or sister was looking after her. I asked them where dd was and no one knew, luckily she only headed up the driveway but of course I couldnt sleep thinking what could have happened to dd.

Then this weekend, we went up to the port stephens apartment, I got too excited, dropped my luggage aand went ti check the view out, then my husband came and wen he left I was looking for dd. Went in every room, panicked so much thinking she had gone down the lift, rang dh only to be told off then my friend rings and said she found her hiding in the bedroom cos she was playing hide and seek.

I know these storied wont make you feel better but just letting you know ui are not alone

[Liviam]

Thanks ladies - I've at least stopped crying now and that sick feeling is slowly going away. DD ran to DH when she saw him and said
DD: mummy crying daddy
DH: that's because you ran away and didn't tell mummy where you were going
DD: but daddy I just getting scamp
DH: you scared mummy that's all
DD: but I just getting scamp silly mummy.

They are just so innocent. She is sound asleep on the couch as we speak - exhausted from her outing obviously!!

What a great idea to ring the school. They may be able to help me out. Thanks ladies

[Enchanted]

Massive to you!

You are not an inept Mummy at all. Our little ones are too fast and if they want to do something they will. I am worried about O doing the same thing and have found him out the front before

What a godsend those boys were! I agree with calling the school and seeing if you can get in contact with them that way! I am sure their parents would appreciate knowing what an awesome thing their boys did! I am so glad everyone is safe and well and please don't beat yourself up gorgeous girl, it can happen to anyone

[Visitor7]

How frightening for you! What those boys did was just so wonderful. I hope you can find out who they are, and thank them, and let their families know what they did.

My DD2 has escaped from our house twice now. First time DD1 seen her and let me know. Second time I didn't even know, and a lady that lives around the corner bought her home.

[Eenee]

hun, that must have been scary as! Don't be hard on yourself though, you were in the toilet not like you were out the back drinking or something.

[Mother Goose]

I'm sorry this happened Dan... but can I just say, that image you have put in my head of you blubbering all over those school boys is a little something like this:

Gorgeous Dan who is unfortunately barefoot and hair loose so has gone wild as she's been running. Tears streaming down the face. Unable to make a coherent word let alone sentence. See's DD and runs to the boys. Has DS hanging off one hip, trying to pick up DD. All the while clawing at two boys, pulling them closer, trying to hug them, as they try to pull away and give each other "WTF?!" looks! Dan lets go and they bolt up the street.

I'm sorry dan - but the image was too funny!

I'm glad everything has worked out. And hope DD doesn't try it again!

MG

[onthefly]

Oh god, what a shock! I'm so glad they're all ok.
Poor, silly mummy

[Kazbah]

Oh dear! What lovely boys - restores faith in humanity.

Well your signature does say 'Our gorgeous "strong willed" princess'!

Methinks tonight is a wine night!

[Rivlas]

MG, you put what i was thinking into words. Oh, to have been a bird in the tree viewing this.

It is a horrible feeling when your child/ren go missing, you just don't know which way to turn. So happy that these boys thought to sit down and wait for you to turn up instead of trying to find her home.

[MummaSue]

Hope you're feeling better about it now hun, kids are so fly sometimes hey?

[Early Kids]

how scary for you, I am so glad that both were found safe and well x