Mom2Two Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I am a little freaked out. I'm home alone with the kids right now and a strange man rang the doorbell at 11:00 p.m. We were all asleep, but he rang it twice so I looked through the glass on the door and he asked to use the phone. I told him no and then he was trying to tell me to call someone, but I couldn't hear him very well because my dogs were barking. He grew frustrated trying to tell me and said he was going next door. I called dh and he said to call the police to have them check it out (we live near a highway). I did and they sent someone out. The police just called me back and said that the man who had come to the door had a wreck down the road. Now I feel bad!!! Should I? Would you of done the same thing?:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 You did the right thing. Unfortunately these days you can't be too careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Oh no, you absolutely did the right thing. You were protecting yourself and your children. It's best to say, I'll call for some help and call the police. I'm sure that man understands your situation and I'm sure he hopes his Mother/Sister/Wife does the same as you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda...inOwasso Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 You absolutely did the right thing. I would've called the police IMMEDIATELY. Seems odd to me that he wouldn't have a cell phone with him. Glad you're okay! Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cay Gibson Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 You did right. A woman by herself (or with children) in a house should never be expected to do anything other than what you did. Calling the police served two positives: (1) protecting your family and property (2) helping the person who was stranded. You did good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenKitty Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 There is no way I would have opened the door either! You did just fine! Who knows what could have happened or who it could have been! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readwithem Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Agreeing with the others. He was probably stressed from the accident - but shame on him for being upset with you for not opening the door. Hope you got some sleep after all that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Seems odd to me that he wouldn't have a cell phone with him. You did the right thing. Not everyone carries a cell phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 There's no telling with people these days. I'm surprised he didn't just say "I had an accident down the street, could you call the police?" Be safe and keep your kids safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Now I feel bad!!! Should I? Would you of done the same thing?:confused: I would have done the same thing. Or rather, I would have called the police immediately rather than calling DH who can't really do anything about it from a distance. But if he had a wreck, the police were the right people to call anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 You did the right thing. Many years ago I had an experience of a man asking to use the phone. I didn't let him in and as he walked away and thought he was out of my sight he turned up the side of my house to look in our bedroom window! I called police, but he got away. Very creepy. (It is good news that he was an actual person in distress....you'd really be freaked if the police could not have located him) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elisabeth in IL Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Yes, you did the right thing! I'm glad the police called you back so that you could rest a little easier. By calling the police, you did what he wanted you to do anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 He was probably upset about his wreck, but in a few days, he'll understand, and probably wonder why ANYONE would open the door at 11 pm to a strange man!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 You definitely did the right thing. Over the summer, I noticed two people breaking in to the house across the street, which had stood empty for a year. They were using a crow-bar to pry a window open. I called 911 and as it turns out, it was the owner of the house! I felt a little silly, but honestly, why wouldn't they use a key for the door? The dispatcher said I did right by calling, because anyone using a crow-bar to enter a house that's been empty for so long is suspicious, but I sorta feel like Gladys Kravitz now. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 You definitely did the right thing. I sorta feel like Gladys Kravitz now. LOL 10 points for Gladys Kravitz reference! :) unsinkable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancypants Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 As sad as it is that it has to be this way, you definitely did the right thing. I would have been so freaked out! A couple of days ago a man here pulled over to help some people stranded on the side of the road with a "broken down vehicle." Before he could even get all the way out of the car to go and help them they brutally attacked him! So now the police are recommending that you never stop to help someone on the side of the road, just to call the police. It's so sad that it has come to this but it's just not worth the risks, even though they are probably in reality fairly low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraQ Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Actually, I think you did the right thing to call the police--this way, if he's legit (really needs help), and *noone* feels okay letting him in to use the phone, the police will arrive and he will get the help he needs. I think you did the right thing. It's just not safe to let a strange man into your home to use your phone (or even to open your door a little to pass one out to him) at 11:00 pm, even if your dh *were* home (even more so since he wasn't). Dh used to work 4 days offshore at a time, and we had many nights all alone, so I had lots of time to think of various scary situations and how I would handle them. Now that my kids are old enough to stay alone for short periods while I run up the street to the grocery store (2 min drive, small town with VERY low crime rate, 4 neighbors we know well on our block), we've drilled them on what to do if strangers knock when mom & dad aren't home. We would have been *very* pleased if our kids had thought to do just what you did--call one of us, and also call the police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisawa Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Yes.. you did do the right thing! Calling the police and letting them come take care of it... you called 911 and if he needed help ( and he did ) he called too, so help was on the way about the same time... Home alone with the kids can be so scary.... even though you were sleepy, you did the righ thing! Be proud you could think on your feet like that!! Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Katherine Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Sadly, yes. The few kooks out there spoil it for everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommybee Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Seems odd to me that he wouldn't have a cell phone with him. Glad you're okay!Linda You know I work with at least three people who absolutely hate cell phones......won't carry one. One lady even said that in the event of an accident someone nearby always has a cell phone so she doesn't need one. So it doesn't seem so odd to me anymore after talking with them. I can't imagine not having my cell phone with me. Oh, and I would have done the same thing. I get incredibly creeped out by people knocking on my door and almost never answer it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I had someone knock on my door at 4 am once (and of course my dh was gone!) I opened and talked to then out of an upstairs window. That way they couldn't get to me but I could still find out what was wrong! (It was the police looking for the felons who used to own our home). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I would have just called the police. You have to protect yourself and your children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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