A Knock Knock Joke
Last night we had to call Poison Control for the first time, and hopefully our last time! Don’t worry this is a funny story. Let me set the scene for you…
Last night we helped some close friends and their families with their wedding yesterday. We helped decorate, keep things running smoothly and at the end of the night, we helped clean up. Since the wedding was outside at a park, there was no real way to contain Moanna. Steve decided the safest place for her was locked in our car. I know, I thought it was scary too. However, Steve promised me she was completely safe – the doors were locked, the windows cracked (it was a very cool evening), the break was set and the car was locked into gear. She was not going to have her first driving lesson that night, and there was nothing in the car to hurt her either… or so we thought…
We went to go check on her, and she proudly exclaimed, “I ate the candy all gone!” PANIC! There was no candy in our car! She had opened the glove compartment and eaten every last TUMS Smoothie in the bottle that we keep in the car! It was instant feeling of, “Oh wow, we are awful parents!” Oh, by-the-way, keep in mind, there are other people around us. They too instantly get the wave of, “Oh wow, you are awful parents.”
After our shock passes, Steve whips out his phone to call Poison Control. He has about a million contacts saved into his phone. It makes him feel important. On this occasion it was actually useful. Here is how the conversation goes…
Poison Control, “Hello, poison control.”
Steve, “Good Evening. How are you?”
PC, “Good. What can I help you with.”
Steve, “My two year old daughter ate TUMS.”
PC, “How many did she eat?”
Steve, “Moanna, how many did you eat?”
Moanna, “A whole bunch!”
Steve, “She said, a whole bunch.”
PC, “Hahaha! How many do you think were left in the bottle?”
Steve, “I think it was almost empty.”
PC, “Well, they won’t hurt her. An entire bottle can’t poison her system. She may get a belly ache. Hahahaha!”
Poison Control laughed at us!!!! Laughed at us!!!! We laughed too because it is one of those things you can either laugh about or cry about. Poison control laughed at us! I’m not sure how I feel about this. Is it ok for an emergency service to laugh at people who call in distress? It seems wrong, but then agian, it was kinda funny. They must laugh at a lot because I’m sure we’re not the only parents who have allowed their children to chow down on such a unique bedtime snack! I still can’t get over the fact that Poison Control laughed at us!
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Too bad I was so consumed with cleaning up (It was our daughter’s wedding). I would have laughed too and I probably could have used a good laugh about then!