Her son who is sleeping at a friend’s house sends her a “hot dog” emoji, she rushes to help him

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Having a secret language with your children can be very useful, and this story is proof. On the community site Reddit, a mother tells how she rushed to her son’s aid after receiving an emoji”hot dog” from him by SMS.

That evening, the little boy was at a friend’s house, where he was going to spend the night. “He must have been sleeping there, so I was worried by receiving his text message after going to bed”, confides the mother, who explains that she hastened to call her son to “force” to come home. “I called him and said, ‘You were supposed to unload the dishwasher before you left, so you lose the right to spend the night at your friend’s house. I’ll be there in five minutes, grab your things.’

“His friend’s grandfather made him feel uncomfortable.”

If the mother reacted like this, it is because she and her son have developed a secret language. The emoji sent by the boy actually meant that he was in a situation that did not suit him and that he wanted to get out. “He got in the car and I asked him what was going oncontinues the mother. He replied that his friend’s grandfather made him feel uncomfortable, but he didn’t know how to tell his friend that he wanted to leave. He thanked me for getting him out of there.”

“He explained that the grandfather sat them all down and told them he loved them, she continues. He gave them a hug and kissed the top of their heads. He said he wouldn’t always be there and he wanted them to know how proud he was of them and he loved them.” According to the little boy, the old man’s behavior was not “scary”, but he still didn’t feel comfortable. “He said it wouldn’t have bothered him if his own grandparents had done the exact same thing, but it seemed wrong to him that someone he didn’t know was doing it and he wanted to leave.”

An example to follow

Although the young boy was not really in a dangerous situation, the mother chose to share her story to encourage parents to communicate with their children to make their lives easier. “I wanted to bring this up in case anyone needs an idea to get kids out of situations where they don’t think they can express themselves.”she explains.

On Reddit, the story of this attentive mother sparked many positive reactions. Other parents said they had also developed a coded language with their children, revealing that they use the codes “marshmallow” or “the hamster must be fed”. Enough to give worried parents great ideas!