Sam (13mo) called 911 and police came!

[AnneSunshine]

So, it's just after dinner...4 kids: 5, 3, 2 and 1 year old. Getting everybody down, washed, teeth brushed...everyone's talking...my husband is sick so he gave up and went to bed. I decided in this craziness to call my mom at work and see if she's left b/c the weather's bad. No answer and all the kids take turns leaving a voice mail. Sam was last and just wanted to push buttons. After I ended the call I handed him the phone to hold for a sec and IMMEDIATELY I heard actual dialing! "That's enough!" grabbed the phone and pushed end...hung it up. The phone rings...I think it's Mom.
"This is the 911 dispatch. Someone called from this phone and we're calling back to make sure everything is okay."
I couldn't believe it! We don't have a 911 button, so he actually got his chubby little fingers on 9-1-1!
I was so sorry and he was really nice about it.
Some time later, I hear a knock...It's the police! I immediately invited him in b/c it was freezing rain and he explained that it's standard now in case of Domestic Violence and someone made me say that we were okay.
I asked him if he wanted to look around the house and he said no, that he could tell we were okay. (His name was Roscoe - he must get teased.)
Wild night! I am thankful that they wanted to make sure that we were okay. The kids thought it was a great adventure that the police came to OUR house!

[mcqueenmom]

Mar. 18, 2008 at 2:19 PM LOL

[ldylancer03]

Mar. 18, 2008 at 2:21 PM oh how funny...i am glad they understood it was a accident and didnt get all pissy with you....and they made sure you were okay....but too funny.

[iamsweetpumpkin]

Mar. 18, 2008 at 3:03 PM OMG, thats wild... well there's one funny to write down in the baby book. I would have been like beet red saying sorry sorry sorry... but that is reassuring that they came to check. Funny... Ttyl

[mommytoadam]

Mar. 18, 2008 at 4:04 PM My son has done the same thing......TWICE!!  Once when he was really little and once at 5 years old.  That one wasn't on accident.  He was mad at his daddy and wanted to call the police on him (daddy wouldn't let him watch cartoons).  The Sheriff came out and everything too!! 

[smokeybear]

Mar. 19, 2008 at 8:08 PM Sam's the man!!!

[momto1girl3boys]

Mar. 27, 2008 at 10:26 PM

Oh my gosh!!!  You have a very talented young man there!!! 

[mockinbird]

Apr. 4, 2008 at 12:03 PM

My next door neighbor killed herself last summer...I had to go help with everything that was going on. I didn't want my daughter over there for obvious reasons so I set her in front of her favorite movie & checked up on her every 15 minutes or so...I guess I took too long at one point, because as I was on my way back, a police woman asked if I was Lisa (I hadn't given any of the other cops my name, why would she know mine?) I said   yes...why? She told me Eme had called 911!!! OMG! I explained to the officer that I was checking up on her constantly but was needed to help out next door...she just started laughing, saying everything was fine, that they obviously knew what was going on...I was so worried CPS would be showing up at my door any day! Eme still thinks that's just the funniest story that she called the cops on me!