When my twins were that age, they slipped out of the house while my husband was watching them. He thought they were safe, so he went to take a shower.
They climbed over a safety gate, then moved a chair over to the door and climbed up and removed the chain and another latch. That was high on the door, and ran down the street.
I drove up and saw them with the neighbor.
Kids that age can be quick!
I’m just glad that you did not yell at your husband...
My brother did that when he was just a few years old. He was able to open the back door (which was a double door), walk to the side gate, open it, walk along the house and then across the street, walk half a city block including across a busy intersection. He ended up at a gas station a couple of blocks away.
All in about half an hour. I think that he was supposed to be taking a nap. Lol.
All I remember was the panic. Somehow he was reunited with us shortly after. Don’t remember how. I think that my parents might have called the police.