Sermon Illustrations
Dad, Your Kids Are Watching You
A Boston-area boy taught his father a lesson when he called the cops after dad ran a red light. When Mike Richardson turned right at a red light (a legal move), his son Robbie (who somehow had his dad's phone), called 911. The following conversation ensued:
Dispatcher Bowes: 9-1-1 this line's recorded, what's your emergency?
Robbie: Um, Daddy went past a red light. It was in the brand-new car, my mommy's car. Dispatcher Bowes: YupDad Richardson said, "I just kind of, you know, panicked for a second."
The story ended with smiles (and no citations), but as one news outlet put it, "Keep your eyes on the road, for you never know what the backseat driver might do." Robbie later told the Boston Globe that if his dad ran another light "I'll call the eye doctor so he can fix his eyes."
Source:
Chris Villani, “A boy who dreams of being a cop calls 911 on his dad,” Boston Herald (6-1-16)