Friday, 3 August 2018

Spin Cycle


Lindsey and Alan McIver had just bought and installed a front-loading washing machine. They hadn’t had a chance to use it yet. Early the next morning they were awakened by their four-year-old son, crying so hard he could barely speak. His three-year-old sister Kloe had climbed into the new washer and he had shut the door and turned it on. Mom and Dad sprinted to the laundry room. “I could see she was inside,” said Alan. “The machine was starting to turn and it was terrifying to see her in there. I pulled on the door, but there’s a lock on it.” He had to find the “cancel” button before the lock would release. “I pulled her out and she was safe. She gave me a great hug.” Kloe was wet and bruised, but things could have been so much worse. The McIvers are sharing their story (and braving the inevitable parent-shaming) to save other curious toddlers.

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