Never too young to call 911

This morning Kayla got a hold of the phone and started pushing buttons. I took the phone away as quick as I could amid her indignant screechs. A minute later the phone rings and a man asks me if we had called 911. Caller ID says he is from the City of [S].



Me:No, sorry, my daughter had the phone and started dialing before I could get it away from her.

911: Everything is all right then? No one is hurt? (I'm sure this was prompted by Abri crying hysterically in the background because she wanted the blanket that Emma was using.)

Me: Yes, I'm really sorry about that.

911: Are you in the city of [X] or [S]?

Me: No, we're actually outside of [X] in [J]

911: Oh. What's your name?

Me: Leanne [H]

911: Okay. Have a good day.

Me: Thanks again. Bye.



Few concerns here:

1. The guy probably thought I was lying since Abri was screaming. How much time do you take to explain that your toddler is just having a fit so he knows you're actually an honest person?

2. The guy was probably thinking I wasn't being open about our location since we have a VOIP line that is linked to another city and we were already warned when signing up for it that 911 calls become a bit problematic because they can't pin point your physical location from the VOIP, only calls from physical phone lines.

3. Am I going to get on a list somewhere of suspected child abusers because my 1 yr old can now make phone calls and my three yr old still has temper tantrums????



Oh well.