@Tristemuneca: I had to remove my coffee table after my toddler daughter fell on the edge...and she did the same thing at my sister's house (who put her coffee table in the garage) and at my sister-in-law's house (she also removed her coffee table....my daughter learned to walk at age of 9 months and within a month was running and falling quite often, mostly because she stopped holding her hands up to balance herself. She only had to have stitches one time, thank goodness. So that's why I like too have my coffee and end tables now. But I can understand why anyone with young children want an ottoman...they are much safer.