One morning, Sophie, 4, awoke to find her mother still asleep. This was really odd for her because her mother normally got up before her. Nothing worked when she tried to awaken her mother, she realized. Sophie began to suspect something could be awry as the hours passed and her mother was still sound sleeping. She thus dialed the only number she could recall. “911, what’s your emergency?”
Calling 911
She only knew this number because her mother had instructed her to remember it in case of an emergency. She stopped before responding as tears started to fill up in her eyes. Sophie stated, “My mommy has been asleep all day.” As she spoke to the operator, her chest was thumping with anxiety.