[sine_nomine]

Ditto. We taughter our toddler the phone and address of our home and his grandparent's. We also taught him to stand up for himself and conservative principles. Others his age became wastoids. He has a fabulous job and a wonderful family.

I am not blaming the boy. I find it remarkable that in most of these stories we find stepparents, boyfriends, girlfriends, but seldom the mother and father still married to each other.

[stlnative]

did you teach your toddler also how to take down a 6' 4" 300 pound man also?

[OldFriend]

I have no doubt that your special toddler would have been quite able to protect himself from a 300 lb. predator.

Please get in the real world! Your life or the life of your children may depend upon it.

[twigs]

Shawn probably survived because he did not rock the boat. Had he done so, Ben may well have found only Devlin in that apartment.