911 Dispatcher Gets Note From Neighbor Telling Her to Stay Home

For shame! This Colorado neighbor left a note shaming a 911 dispatcher for her routine during the stay-at-home order.

The last thing we need in the world right now is a judgmental neighbor shaming us for a situation they don't fully understand.

A 911 dispatcher in Centennial, Colorado, found an anonymous note on her windshield from one of her neighbors, urging her to "please stay home." Heather Silchia works the graveyard shift for JeffCom 911 and also has three young children.

From the contents of the letter, it seems that the neighbor has been watching the family's every move—and jumped to some unfair assumptions and unfounded conclusions that are far from the truth.

The note reads as follows:

PLEASE STAY HOME!

I notice that a few days a week you leave in the morning with your baby and return a short time later without it. Then I see the man of the house arrive with the baby later in the afternoon while your vehicle hasn't moved all day. This leads me to believe that the kid is in daycare. STOP. I am assuming that man has an essential job since he is gone all day but if you are home there is no reason for your child to be in daycare at a time like this. I also see you leave shortly after your husband (I assume) gets home. You aren't wearing any sort of uniform and I have never seen you wear a mask. Bars are closed and you couldn't possibly be getting groceries every night (Which would also require you to wear a mask) so again I ask you to please stay home.

Also, so everyone in the neighborhood a favor and keep your older kids inside. They are loud.

Help do your part in keeping our town safe and STOP LEAVING YOUR HOME!

Sincerely,

All your neighbors

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Silchia wants everyone to know that just because you're not wearing a uniform or badge doesn't mean you're not essential. As a 911 call dispatcher, those are not requirements for her job.

The lesson here? Everyone needs to mind their own business and show grace, not judgment.

We're all playing our part to get us through this global crisis. We're all doing the best we can.