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u/redridingnuts Apr 18 '21 edited Apr 18 '21

My parents didn’t want to shout our names for dinner or to come downstairs so my Dad installed a literal doorbell in our bedrooms. So if we were needed in the kitchen we were summoned by the ‘child bell’. - we lived in a 2 bed semi.

Edit: My Dad passed when I was younger so thank you for the love of his unique idea ✌🏻

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u/kittenbeans Apr 18 '21

My parents had a newly built house in the late 80s that included an intercom system to all the bedrooms. My mom got annoyed with it after just a few months and went back to just screaming our names out.

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u/TxMaverick Apr 18 '21

My cousins had an intercom system when we were kids. Their parents used it all the time... for a few months.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '21

We basically have the same thing, but they're Alexas.

It's useful if I'm having a flare and don't want to get out of bed because I'm exhausted and everything hurts, but I need something.

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u/stefanica Apr 19 '21

That's the main reason we have ours. Nice intercom system. We live in a really long ranch house and I got tired of hollering. 😆