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Clarifying What Constitutes an Emergency

We’re still working out the specifics around here of what exactly constitutes an “emergency.” You’d think after nearly twenty years of family life it would be pretty well established, but that’s just not the case. For example, I recently left a phone number for where I’d be in case of an emergency and my son called me to let me know we were out of mustard and would I please stop at the store on my way home and pick some up. NOT an emergency. However, the other day when my daughter left the stove burner on after she’d finished … Continue reading →

Four-Year-Old Dials 9-1-1 300 Times

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How many of you have old, deactivated cellphones lounging around your house? How many of you have given said cellphones to your kids to play with? If you have or are thinking about doing so, please keep in mind that a child can still dial 9-1-1 on deactivated cellphone. So you want to make sure your child knows not to make an emergency call for “fun”. A four-year-old Illinois girl called 9-1-1 nearly 300 times last month. Some days she called as many as 20 times during one shift. The mother was unaware of what the child was doing because, … Continue reading →