On Monday night, a snow storm rolled in while we were at the rec. center. In the middle of my Turbo Kick class, the power went out for a few seconds. For the few seconds it went out, we stood there in complete darkness. Since it was out for just a few seconds, nothing to panic over. We continued with class.
Class finished and we were still there. "We" meaning me and my twins. Ailini went home with her grandma and my older two were at my brothers. The twins were playing in the Edutainment Center and I was getting ready to head into the weight room. Before I could, the power went out again. This time it was out for more than just a few seconds. The generator kicked in, but minimal light in the building. I quickly headed over to the Edutainment Center. Complete chaos in that room. Parents were quickly gathering their kids. Kids panicking, pushing, shoving, trying to get off the slides. I quickly found my twins and we left.
On our way home, one of the twins said to me, "mom that was so scary". I told them it was. I told them that when a situation arises like that, they need to not panic. As soon as I said that, I get asked, "mom, what does panic mean". I said to them "freak out". "Don't freak out, remain calm". Then they went on to tell me how they were in the slide (tubular slide), the power went out and the kids inside were pushing trying to get out. We talked for a little bit more and then I left it at that.
On my way home yesterday, after hearing about more natural disasters in other parts of the world, I thought of that situation at the rec. center. I thought of how the twins and I were in the same building and I was able to rush over to find them. But what if they were in school (or somewhere else) and we were elsewhere. What's the plan? I mean, I never really discussed with them what to do in case of a natural disaster. What to do if we are all separated?
Later on in the evening, when I had all of them together, we discussed where to meet and what to do. I wanted to know which phone numbers they knew. I wanted to know if they know how to get to their aunt & uncles's houses...to grandma's house, etc. I felt somewhat at ease discussing our plans.
A little while after our discussion, on our way home from the rec. center, I get a suggestion from Gideon (the baby of the family and the youngest twin). Gideon suggested that I provide a cell phone for Ailini, Brydan and himself to use in case there is an emergency and they need to get a hold of me. Good idea, right? No, not really. This kid has been asking for a cell phone for about a year now. I'm sure he'll just get more creative with ideas on why he needs a phone.
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4 comments:
LOL @ Gideon! What a SMART LIL' BOY...way to work in the cell phone necessity..hahaha! I'm SOOOO glad you shared this because I need to do the same with my kids! Who knows what phone numbers they've memorized? And I can bet my lil' Beanie aka DRAMA QUEEN will FREAK OUT if ever in a situation with the power going out. These natural disasters are happening more often then expected...it's scary! I have so much prepping to do! Thanks again for sharing! Love you!
wow my kids have been tellin me that forever!! pulu gave Ariana an msn account so she could access it on the comp...if there's an emergency she can write Pulu cause it goes str8 to his cell phone...pretty clever huh! Other than home, she better ask somebody! lmbo
hahaha.. he's a witty little guy isn't he? This is one thing we need to do with all of my family incase something ever happens, that way we can find each other and know a plan.. thanks for the lightbulb Sinai.. :)
Gideon never a dull moment with that kid LOL...that's a good idea we ALL need to discuss cause you just never know what will happen...I think that will be the next FHE Lesson:)
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