202: Kelli got a call from daycare

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media

True Crime, Documentary, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 10 January 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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For many parents, having a child in daycare is just part of the daily routine. And choosing a daycare provider for your child can be a pretty involved process. You obviously want to make sure the environment is safe and clean, with staff who are qualified, and that the ratio of caregivers to children is reasonable. And there are a ton of other things to consider, because you are trusting this place with your baby or your toddler – you have to be able to trust that they will make good decisions while caring for your child. Kelli had two children in daycare, and she didn’t have any reason to not fully trust that they were both safe. Until one day when she was at work, and she got a phone call. Also, partway through our conversation, I had a surprise for Kelli. She never saw it coming. Note: This episode includes discussion about the death of a child. Resources: https://www.aap.org/?srsltid=AfmBOoqyf7QNutD7mPa639vbew7TtRqdp2YIUK9ml_DHxvYHASW41Hth https://safetosleep.nichd.nih.gov/ https://www.cpsc.gov/ If you’d like to contact Kelli, her email is [email protected] Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here: https://WhatWasThatLike.com Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai. Want to discuss this episode and other things with thousands of other WWTL listeners? Join our podcast Facebook group at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook (many of the podcast guests are there as well) Get every episode ad-free, AND get all the Raw Audio exclusive episodes to binge, by joining the other listeners at What Was That Like PLUS. Try What Was That Like PLUS free: iPhone: at the top of the What Was That Like podcast feed, click on “Try free” Android: on your phone, go to WhatWasThatLike.com/PLUS and click to try it free on any app Sponsor deals: Go to bluenile.com to shop Blue Nile, the original online jeweler since 1999! Follow “MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark and Mysterious Stories” on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/WHATWAS and get on your way to being your best self. To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/WHATWAS Sign up today at https://www.butcherbox.com/whatwas and use code whatwas to get chicken breast, salmon or ground beef FREE in every order for a year, plus $20 off your first order. Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/WHAT Go to Quince.com/whatwas for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns! Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week. Go to Seed.com/what and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month. Go to storyworth.com/what to save $10 on your first purchase! Get 15% off OneSkin with the code [WHATWAS] at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/whatwas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Please consult the show notes for content warnings about this episode.
0:08.0	For many parents, having a child in daycare is just part of the daily routine.
0:15.1	And choosing a daycare provider for your child can be a pretty involved process.
0:23.2	You obviously want to make sure the environment is safe and clean with staff who are qualified and that the ratio of caregivers to
0:30.4	children is reasonable. And there are a ton of other things to consider because you're trusting this
0:37.0	place with your baby
0:38.3	or your toddler. You have to be able to trust that they will make good decisions while
0:43.3	caring for your child. Kelly had two children in daycare and she didn't have any reason
0:51.3	to not fully trust that they were both safe.
0:56.1	Until one day, when she was at work, and she got a phone call.
1:03.5	Partway through our conversation, I had a surprise for Kelly.
1:08.3	She never saw it coming.
1:19.2	Real people? for Kelly she never saw it coming real people in unreal situations the eerie silence when I walked in and he's just staring at me I was like hello like
1:25.2	are you okay and then I had to tell him, it was me. There was just
1:31.2	blood everywhere. They're shouting, they're screaming, they're being hit by bullets, they're
1:35.7	hitting the ground. And in that moment, I literally thought, this is how I die. Everything changed
1:41.9	then. And I just thought to myself, this isn't happening.
1:46.5	Every single story deserves to be heard.
1:50.5	I'm Scott Johnson, and this is what was that like?
1:59.9	It's the most wonderful time
2:03.4	Are you a smart booker or a silly booker?
2:06.9	Smart bookers get access to a three airport lounge
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