jrknothead wrote:
The parents were in bed sleeping... the kid got out of bed and wandered the neighborhood, in and out of people's houses, taking what he wanted... he got himself the beer in someone else's house... same for the dress... him wearing it doesn't necessarily make him a crossdresser, he might have been wearing it as a trophy of his conquest...
This is just a case of a 4 year old with extraordinary curiosity and balls of steel...
I agree that this is the mostly likely scenario. I have a son who, when he was four, was really, really bold like this. He never wandered the street at night or would go near alcohol, but I can imagine being Christmas the child might have thought the beer was like a soft drink. I mean, he probably doesn't conceive of it as alcohol at four, does he?
Boys at four can be particularly strong willed - that is the age they can reallly really start to gain independance and test boundaries, before they are ready to go to learn new things at school.
I understand how the story sounds concerning and could arouse suspicion though and I certainly hope there's nothing else going on. But as I said, four year olds often have a mind of their own and don't often conceive of other people's property as not being theirs.
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