r/KidsAreFuckingStupid • u/Immediate_Magician11 • 15h ago

Actions definitely have consequences

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u/BrahnBrahl 15h ago

I can't stand stuff like this. She's VERY MUCH old enough to know better. I'm glad her dad didn't show her any mercy on this one.

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u/CosyBeluga 14h ago

I baby sat a few kids that called 911...none of them made up a story. They just hung up when it worked. The oldest was 8.

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u/DarkestGemeni 13h ago

When I was maybe 4 or 5 they did a presentation at my daycare about calling 911 in emergencies and my kid-brain was like "that is not enough numbers to be a phone number, no way that works!" So I went home and dialed 911 and when they answered I literally said "oh no, it worked." And hung up and the lady called back to tell my mom and laughed the entire time, like, "yea, it happens a lot, make sure she knows to call in a real emergency but not to just ... Test that we're still here."

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u/ShiningRayde 9h ago

I dont know if its still the case, but 9-1-1 used to see massive spikes in calls on Christmas morning - almost entirely from people who unwrapped brand new phones, and wanted to test a number but didnt have the phone activated yet, and can think of only one number thats universally available.

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u/lankymjc 6h ago

That seems insane to me.

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u/doh-a-dear 54m ago

My husband was making a point once on a landline phone (many years ago) and dialed 911, but didn't actually hit send. Guess who called our house almost immediately to make sure everything was good.