his father was, he opened the front door and took his blanket and went walking down the street in the dark searching for his father. Soon another mother, on her way to work saw the young boy walking down the street. She stopped and asked the boy where he was going and he replied, “I am looking for my daddy”. The police were called, quickly arrived, put the boy in the front seat to warm him up and began asking the boy where he lived, why he was outside and where he was going. He was adamant that he wanted his daddy, he did know his father’s address and the police drove him the few short blocks away to his father’s home.

Upon arrival, of course, the father waschastised by the police for allowing his young son the ability to get out of his house and walk the streets at night. The father explained the entire story and how this was the first night that his son had not slept in his own bed at his own home in almost 2 years as in fact, his ex-wife had just been granted her first overnight parenting time. The father then, with the police present called his ex-wife, it was approximately 6:00 am by this time. The father asked his ex if their child was OK and she stated, “Yes, of course, he is sound asleep on the sofa,” the father asked that she double check to be absolutely certain. Upon double checking, she found that the child