Today, the cops showed up at our door at 11 pm. Apparently, our neighbours thought I was being abused because they heard high-pitched screaming for 45 minutes straight. Little did they know our 6-month-old baby screams when she's happy. Loudly. FML
Feronia tells us more.
Feronia 12
It's not that I'm mad at my neighbours for calling the cops, honestly I would've done the same. I'm just upset about officers barging in and handcuffing my boyfriend without explanation. They tried taking him out of the appartment, still handcuffed, still no explanation. Until I started yelling at them to let him go and tell me what the **** was going on they wouldn't give me a second glance. And yes, child protective services were called, and they showed up a bit later. They didn't fully believe me when I said my partner has never laid a finger on me, and they insisted on regular counseling. So now we have a counselor for an unknown amount of time, because they can't get it into their thick skulls that babies scream sometimes. And I live in constant fear, because if our daughter so much as scratches herself or bumps her head against the table we have a chance of losing her. Granted, a small chance, but a chance none the less. Also, our schedules are different from most people because of our job, we mostly live during the night, so it's normal for our kid to be up at 11pm. We're looking for other jobs to fix that.
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sarah5745 41
At least your neighbours care for you..
Pesticides 19
well at least your baby seems to be happy.
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Comments (33)
jaila2015 1
my little sister screams when she is happy too but not loud enough to make your neighbors call the cops well at least your neighbors know now
thejzabs 25
I don't understand why people don't try this incredible thing called knocking on the door to make sure everything is alright. Seems like the logical thing to me
iwadasn 33
That's a terrible idea if you think people are in the middle of a violent domestic dispute. You could get hurt for trying to intervene, which is why people call the cops instead.
sonjadus 11
No it's not. My dad saved our neighbours' life once by demanding to be let in their house instead of waiting 45 minutes to call the cops
Just1Day 12
You have good neighbors.
columbusthecat 17
Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there
Dear_Karma 27
Your child was screening for ages you should have shut her up
ziggysmommy201 10
Don't be a ****. You can't just shut a baby up. Please don't ever have children.
RealSuperSand 21
Yet another mark in the why not to have kids column.
Kikiers21042 18
My baby sister does that happy scream too.
FMLexpert1211 5
Show CPS that the baby screams when she's happy.Mabye that'll work.
SquirrellyGirl 20
That's actually kinda funny. I myself still squeal when I'm happy(I'm very hyper, okay?)
Mibby 11
A lot of people don't want to listen to a baby howling all night... so it becomes their business. Might be a good idea to either move to a secluded area or get those day jobs quick. Her being on a night schedule could also impact her life in the future because it might be hard for her to change over to a day schedule. Nothing wrong with being a night owl, but if you're planning on sending her to a school that operates in the day and having playtime with kids that are up in the day, could be a hassle for her.
lifesafaitytale 15
The baby is 6 months old there is a lot of time before school schedules come into play. The important thing Is that the parents are working and supporting their baby and are still looking into day jobs for the future. Also, unfortunately whether that baby is on a 'day' schedule or not there will be nights where it's fussy and up all night just because and no not every parent can just up and move to a nice little secluded area so as not to bother others with their baby.
Mibby 11
I also feel like there's something more going on here if the cops and cps took it this seriously, of course I could be mistaken.
Feronia 12
As far as I know there's nothing else going on. No parties, no loud music, no loud parents, and my partner has never touched me in a way I didn't want and vice versa. Just a happy squealing kid.