Super Mom Stakes Out Her Son's Escaped Frog, Luring Him Back to Safety Using Nothing But Crickets, Patience, and Maternal Perseverance

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Oct 6, 2023 10:00 PM EDT

Kids get really attached to their pets. Although giving your kid a pet can be enriching and exciting for them, it comes with the double edged sword of worrying about the inevitable moment you'll have to explain mortality to your child. Well, little Billy, Mr. Goldfish went to take a nap forever...? There's no easy way to do it, so most parents try to avoid any pet hazards at all costs. However, there are some things that are out of every parent's control and when it comes to particularly unpredictable pets, like a bouncing exotic frog, things can get a little dicey when you're just trying to keep the dang thing alive. 
One determined mom recently posted about her turmoil when her son's tree frog got loose in the house. With this, she won 'Mom of the Year' because she was so intent on saving her son's frog, she sat in a closet for almost 3 hours to stake him out. 

Scroll for the full story of determined parenting, maternal motivation, and one woman's desperate attempt to save her son from the sorrow of losing his favorite pet. 

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    Forehead - You're not even gonna believe this. We have a frog. And I was like, oh, yeah, you we should play with it.
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    Forehead - For the first time, my son's like, I'm nervous. I go, don't be nervous. We'll go in your bathroom and shut the door, which we did.
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  • 03
    Forehead - Frog jumps around literally 3 seconds.
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    Textile - Jumps to the vanity.
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    Nose - There's a freaking construction hole under a vanity.
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    Forehead - *dead inside* This frog jumps, then gets lost in the wall.
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    Forehead - M My son's in hysterics calling Kermit kermit.
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    Forehead - So I set up a trap with a cricket and his bowl couldn't see him at all.
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    Forehead - But now I'm waiting it out.
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    Forehead - My son's asleep in hysterics, thinking he's going to have a dood frog in the wall.
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    Forehead - Not on my watch.
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    Forehead - I prayed to St. Anthony. I put out sounds of crickets on my phone and I'm trying to lure him out.
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    Forehead - I wish I could tell you I was joking. I've been in the closet for an hour.
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    Forehead - The frog is prairie dogging out of the hole, which obviously means I can't go to bed.
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    Forehead - I got to wait this out.
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    Forehead - We're in a legit standoff. It's been an hour.
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    Forehead - We're in a legit standoff.
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    Forehead - Frog in the wall update! Been hiding in the bathroom for 2 hours.
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    Forehead - I put a little cricket right in front of his face and he is budging.
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    Forehead - Been two and a half hours... and in a two and a half an hour stand off, at some point, the cops make a move
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    Forehead - So I took out a cricket and let the cricket go loose. That cricket is now somewhere lost.
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    Forehead - The frog didn't eat him, but he's somewhere.
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    Forehead - B So then I was like, all right.... I kind of was able to get my finger close to the frog, but it's a tight spot.
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    Forehead - 10 So I attempted a rescue with a fish hose that I was just trying to get in behind him because I figured frogs jump forward, not backwards.
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    Forehead - 10 And he jumped back in, he got spooked and he's back in the wall.
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    Jaw - It's been 2 hours, two and a half hours that I've been waiting to try and get my frog out of the wall.
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    Gesture - My son is asleep. The frog was close, but he crawled back in.
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    Font - I'm reading TikTok as I'm waiting, strapped in the closet, and somebody said to turn off the lights.
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    Sleeve - So I just turned out the lights.
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    Font - I think it's dark, but I think he's in his bowl. I literally think he came out of his thing.
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    Azure - Oh, got him!
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    Wood - YES
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    Amber - I got him!
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    Nose - I just got him.
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    Plant - He's in here.
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    Forehead - That was amazing.
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    Forehead - Holy moly
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    Forehead - My son just woke up because he heard me cheering as I caught the AUDITO frog and was scrambling.
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    Forehead - I can't tell you how good I feel now. I'm on a high. Now I can't even go to bed.
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    Nose - BUT WE DID IT.
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    Forehead - I should be a police officer. I should be a cop.
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    Plant - Row
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    Flag - નવદ
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