{"id":1194,"date":"2025-03-13T02:12:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olivedrab-rabbit-880884.hostingersite.com\/?p=1194"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:12:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:12:57","slug":"as-a-little-girl-my-mother-taught-me-to-use-a-code-word-if-i-was-in-danger-and-couldnt-speak-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interesting17hr.com\/?p=1194","title":{"rendered":"As a little girl, my mother taught me to use a code word if I was in danger and couldn\u2019t speak up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When I was still just a child, my mother taught me to use a code word if I ever felt uncomfortable around someone or felt like I was in some sort of danger but couldn\u2019t say it outright. When I had daughter on my own, I decided to do the same with her. I explained how that worked and we came up with our secret word together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, I had no idea she\u2019d use it that soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Namely, my girl, Amy, splits time between me and her dad, my ex-husband Dave. In fact, she\u2019s staying with me but visits him often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite our differences and everything that had happened between us over the years, I know that Dave is a good dad who\u2019d never harm our daughter. That\u2019s is the reason I got extremely scared when Amy used the code word while staying at her dad\u2019s one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dave called me on the phone, saying, \u201cHey, Amy was eager to talk to you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When she got on the phone and I asked her about her day, Amy said, \u201cIt\u2019s fun. I was at the park yesterday, and I drew some pictures this morning. I drew a dog, a tree, and\u2026 But I wish I could have a blue marker so I could draw blueberries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At that moment, my heart sank, \u201cblueberries\u201d was our secret word.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Was Amy in some sort of trouble?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t worry baby, I\u2019m on my way, and don\u2019t say anything to your dad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I got into my car right away and headed to Dave\u2019s place. When he saw me at the door, he was surprised. \u201cClaire, I wasn\u2019t expecting you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, I hope you don\u2019t mind picking up Amy a bit early this time,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It looked like he wanted to protest, but he decided it would be better if he didn\u2019t make a big deal out of it, so he agreed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I could notice Dave was distant. It was as though something bothered him, but I was quick to leave the house and learn what scared my daughter that much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She gave her dad a goodbye kiss and entered the car. But the moment she shut the door, she started crying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong, honey,\u201d I asked her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cMom, dad wasn\u2019t acting as usual. He was talking to someone on the phone and he was yelling so much. Then he slammed the door. I got scared, mom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s okay, baby\u201d I told her. \u201cDaddy probably had a bad day, that\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That evening Dave called me on the phone asking about Amy. It was then that I told him why I picked her up. I explained that she had used our code word, that\u2019s how scared she was of his yelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA code word? What\u2019s that?\u201d Dave wanted to know. I explained everything to him and it was obvious he was very sorry for scarring our daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThings have been hard at work right now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was proud that Amy found our code word handy when she felt uncomfortable and used it.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At that moment, I felt a profound gratitude for that small piece of parenting advice<\/a> my own mom had given me so many years ago. The code word started as \u201cjust in case\u201d thing, but I realized it truly worked well in a real life situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When I was still just a child, my mother taught me to use a code word if I ever felt uncomfortable around someone or felt like I was in some sort of danger but couldn\u2019t say it outright. When I had daughter on my own, I decided to do the same with her. I explained…<\/p>\n

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