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 Had a huge scare just now. My 3 yo disappeared. Looked like he might have gone outside so we searched everywhere for 15 mins or so. Turned out he was hiding in the couch cushions the whole time!! Didn’t say a word when we called him over and over looking in the house. 
 He learned how to do a prank.

Be ready for next time. 
 Yeah a terrifying prank that just about gave me a heart attack 😂 
 Proof-of-work love 😌 
 What a little ! 😂 thank god you found him. https://i.nostr.build/KGWJl.gif  
 It was a huuuge relief! 😮‍💨 
 Can imagine. I'm almost certain the terror you felt was the same as when I lost my mother in a crowded shopping store when 5. 

Hope you tell him how important it is to not scare or worry others! 
 Yeah we did but I’ll have to try to talk to him more. Not sure he gets it. 
 Nothing like the feeling of loosing site of one’s younglings , made me feel like a sheet a paper 🫂✨ 
 We used to prank our parents so badly. I feel bad about some of them even now. Learning the way of the prankster already. 
 He can gather valuable experiences to stay safe in times of need. The thing is, how to not lose them when they are experimenting with their capabilities... 
 I remember at three leaving home one morning...🤣 
 I pulled this crap so many times at birthday parties. Imagine losing someone else's kid!  
 Terrifying 
 That would scare the shit out of me as well! 
 Mine zipped himself into a beanbag once. Brilliant hiding spot. Huge scare. 
 Wow. Scary 😱 no one sat on it I hope 
 No. But like yours, said nothing as we called and searched. We set some ground rules after that. Kids.. 😂 
 Worst feeling.  The only things that haunt me are the couple dangerous situations Ive been in with my 2 girls.  I don’t worry about literally anything, but that does stick 
 💯 
 Not lost one yet. 

Not looking forward to when it inevitably happens. 

 
 One of my earliest memories (I must have been 3 or 4) was doing something like this to my parents. I hid behind the couch and stayed quiet. I remember they were PISSED. Really scared them I think 
 Yes they were terrified. 
 Scary now, funny later. I am glad everything has turned out 
 they love it when it is you looking foe them and not the other way 
 Glad the kiddo is ok. It’s scary when you can’t find them. 
 That’s a horrible feeling. So much comes crashing in at once. But the relief feels great! 
 Been there — glad you found him! 
 Cheeky basta!