Safety Notice

No, this is not more about your need of an in-case-you-go-missing photo, though I truly don't think that can be overstated. No, this post is about a song everyone needs to teach their four/five year old's in case they go missing. I know you are like me and can't even entertain the thought of our children going missing. It sends a chill through every parent, every time. And while we take all the precautions we can, we can't predict the future and what crazy people do or how the best of kids dart away from us.

So, my friend Maria taught me a song to teach Zach so if gets lost in a store, at the zoo, etc. he will have my phone number. And it works. He was resistant at first, but I just kept making him sing it with me until one day he called me on my cell. We were in New York and he was the last voice I expected to hear on the other end. But there he was, super proud he had called me.

All you do is insert your phone number into Oh my darling Clementine...

713,555,1234
That's my mommy's cell phone number
and I learned it 'cause I'm four

Maria mentioned this in passing last year on our girl's trip (I am sure there was a funny story associated that I immediately forgot) and I was fascinated and came home immediately to make Zach learn it. He is very good with song lyrics, usually picking them up after just hearing them a few times. I figured this would actually be a beneficial song versus knowing all the lyrics to Thrift Store, the clean version.

He recently asked Liv if Alex knew her cell phone number when he was five and she had to explain that they didn't have cell phones. He was very perplexed.