Dec 12 2008
Another Mosaic Moment: Tim Calls 911
When Tim was small, he took everything literally. He still does now, just not so much to the extreme. Maybe this is a “mosaic Down syndrome” thing. Maybe it is an “Asperger syndrome” thing. And, maybe it is just a “Tim” thing. But what ever it is caused by, it is what it is! So, we always tried to be very careful how we worded things when talking with Tim and usually did pretty well. However, sometimes when you are sleepy and want to be left alone, it is easy to forget these rules. This is what happened one early morning when Arron was about 10 years old and Tim was six.
It was a very early Saturday morning (you will find that most of these stories happen early in the morning when most people are trying to sleep!) and we were all in bed asleep. Tim, however was awake (of course) and instead of waking me, he choose to wake Arron instead.
He continually tapped Arron on the shoulder, you know how little kids do, and Arron continually covered his head with the pillow hoping that Tim would just go away. If Tim is anything, he is persistent!
Finally, Arron said, “Leave me alone! I am dead!”
Well…. when you tell a little kid, who takes everything literally, that you are dead, then that particular little kid will take action!
Tim left Arron’s room, much to his relief, and Arron figured he had gone to wake me up. However, after a few minutes had passed, Tim returned to Arron’s room to tell him that someone wanted him on the phone.
Sleepily, Arron got up not imagining who could possibly want him on the phone. Upon answering, the caller explained that they were a 911 operator! They asked if everything was OK and said that Tim had called to tell them that his brother was dead!
After a lot of talking, Arron was able to convince the operator that he was indeed alive, however HIS brother may be dead when it was all over with!
When Arron hung up he woke me to warn me that the police may be coming.
I was shocked and thought back about what it would have been like to wake up to a million police cars and ambulances screeching into my yard!
Thankfully, Arron was able to convince them well, because no one showed up at the house.
I would like to say this is the last time that Tim called 911 unnecessarily, but with Tim the story always continues! I will have to save those adventures for another time! 
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