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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