“My son would shoot me a quick text and say call me in 5 and tell me to come home alone. I would wait the time and call. A lot of time, thankfully, he just wanted to leave his friends. Thank god you set this up, and your kid/son can reach out.” © ratz2000 / Reddit
“This is a brilliant idea. I can remember growing up. I would text my mom to tell her I needed to come home if I didn’t want to be somewhere and delete it. But this is quick and easy between the 2 of you. I was always lucky never to be in a situation that made me genuinely uncomfortable that I needed to get out of, but significant parenting props to you. I have a young child and will keep note of this idea for the future. Good on you for doing this and keeping a communication line open. And I hope it was nothing serious that made your son uncomfortable!” © nikkiceelol / Reddit
“My mom worked a lot, but my sister and I had a similar system since I’m the eldest. She’d text me and ask me if we had York peppermint patties at home (we didn’t, all of us hate mint), and that was my cue to call her and make up a reason for her to come home. I’d tell her to pack her stuff, and then I’d get her. Providing an easy exit kept her safe more times than I could count, and I never judged why she wanted to come home. A+ idea for those who don’t use this secret phrase yet.”
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