re: Please teach your young kids 911, their home address, and parents phone numbers

This is horrible

And why was the kid in the bathtub when the mom was asleep?

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And why was the kid in the bathtub when the mom was asleep?

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As I read it, I think the mom is the one that was in the tub. It’s his brother-in-law’s “baby sister” (so his sister-in-law?) but sounds like she’s an adult.

I may have misunderstood, though.

No, the mom collapsed in the tub while her two kids were watching tv. My BIL has a lot of brothers and sisters and she was the youngest of the siblings.

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That’s why i put a white board on the refrigerator and explained to my kids to call 911 and tell them exactly what is on the white board.

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You still have a landline?

Terrible to hear.

I'm going to make sure to ramp up efforts to make sure my son knows these things. He knows how to call my phone using Alexa, it uses his mom's phone list, but he can say either call daddy or selfish dickhead.

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You still have a landline?

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In some areas law required that 911 service still work on landlines even if you had your phone service disconnected. I have not had a active account or phone number for more than a decade, but keep the phone plugged in for potential use in a emergency. Until recently there was no quick way to locate a cell phone if the person that dialed was unable to speak. With the landline just pick up and dial, and they instantly know where the phone is.

That poor little girl is probably gonna struggle pretty bad with this as she grows up. I hope you’re BIL gets her some help.

Likely the damage would have already been done even if the little girl knew who to call. If they live out of town it would take an ambulance 15- 20 minutes to get there, and her situation sounds like she needed someone there within 5 minutes.

Unfortunately it seems in this case the outcome would have been the same.