Thank you soberhawk, Kialua and Mike.
The forgotten children! How appropriate!
When I was around 2 years old my nanny used to put me in those huge metal garbage things whenever she took me to the playground, so she could be with her boyfriend. Some neighbors noticed it after a while and told my mother. Of course I don't remember any of it, but my mother tells this story as a funny anecdote. She claims she didn't know the nanny was doing that, and I do believe she didn't. But this story says a lot.
I'll have a look at those books, Mike. Thank you again.