Miscellaneous: Freak out

Freak out

By use your brain mother - 16/06/2015 05:47 - United States - Springville

Today, I told my mom I was going hiking with a couple of friends and wouldn't be back for four or more hours. Not even two hours later, she called the cops and reported us as missing. She didn't realize that we wouldn't have service up the canyon so we could call her back. FML

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By Where? - 23/08/2023 08:00 - Canada - Calgary

Today, I went on a hike with friends, but as I'm the worst outdoorsperson because I rarely venture outside of the city, I ended up getting lost in some woods after straying from our group. I ended up having to call 911 to be rescued. My friends will absolutely not let me live this ordeal down. FML

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You deserved it 838

By UTurn - 09/08/2019 04:00

Today, I lost my phone during a hike up Mount Washington. Luckily, it was reported to the office, and they called my wife. Too bad we had already been driving for at least four hours. FML

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You deserved it 293

By Wouldntitbeniceif - 01/05/2009 03:13 - United States

Today, I went for a hike with the local search and rescue volunteer group that I recently joined. I got lost and spent 5 hours wandering aimlessly. FML

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You deserved it 15 058

By nooooo - 17/03/2011 01:25 - United States

Today, I have no cell phone reception as I am visiting family who lives on the side of a mountain. They told me there was service on top of the mountain, so I hiked up. Only when I got there did I realize I'd left my phone back down at the house. FML

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By Anonymous - 12/03/2020 02:00 - United States

Today, I noticed that my mom had left the house without her cell phone. I called her phone to let her know she forgot it. FML

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You deserved it 1 719

By manderpander21 - 17/03/2015 00:56 - United States - Bronx

Today, my mom and I made the bad decision to go hiking for some mother-daughter bonding even though we had little experience. My mother tumbled down a mountain named Tumbledown and I couldn't even enjoy the irony because I had to half carry her all the way back to the car. FML

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You deserved it 3 619

By Anonymous - 03/11/2010 18:10 - United Kingdom

Today, my mum and I decided to go on a hike. Beforehand we left my car at the end of the trail and took my mums car to the beginning. After 4 hours we arrived at my car. I had left my keys in mums car. It was a long walk back. FML

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You deserved it 29 314

Controlling

By Anonymous - 01/07/2023 09:00 - United Kingdom

Today, even though I was very clear before I went on holiday that I was going completely zero contact to de-stress, my mother rang at least twice a day. When I stopped answering the phone, she found the direct number of the local police station in a foreign country and sent them to find me. FML

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You deserved it 109

By maf811 - 07/11/2011 12:13 - United States

Today, my mother panicked and was about to report me missing when I didn't answer her calls while I was at a movie. I'm 31, and have lived on my own for over 10 years. FML

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You deserved it 2 793

By chippuh - 26/04/2009 23:44 - United States

Today, my family and I drove to a mall an hour away. We split up, and I went into a store by myself. A little later, I get a call from my brother asking me where I am. They had already left to go home and didn't notice me missing from the car. They were already halfway home. FML

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You deserved it 3 121

guii_fml 24

Tuesday 16 June 2015 15:09

She isnt overprotective she just didnt listen resulting in her stupidity

Arieslink 22

Tuesday 16 June 2015 15:08

Overprotective parents are pretty bad, but at least she cares.

Comments

smhsmh 13

Wednesday 17 June 2015 3:37

When someone is only missing for 2 hrs police doesn't consider it as missing!

karmaweasel 14

Wednesday 17 June 2015 7:01

When I was 20 I went out to dinner with a friend (at the time I lived just down the street from a cafe, so we walked). My grandmother called me 21 times while I was gone and when my friend and I got back my uncle was taking my door off it's hinges. He threatened me never to worry her like that again. I had been gone probably an hour. I have no history of mental illness- but after that I'm inclined to believe it runs in the family.

Reasonable_one 12

Wednesday 17 June 2015 13:44

My in-laws are that way. If we don't answer the phone they keep calling every couple minutes, will call other people to see if they heard from us, will drive out to our house looking for us, etc. We don't dare go see a movie or go anywhere without cellular service for fear of what chaos my panicked in-laws will have started.

sammiixoxo 12

Thursday 18 June 2015 4:34

Dealing with overprotective parents is tough, I've been through it. Ugh!

lisa_joy 3

Friday 19 June 2015 19:57

For everyone saying they thought you had to wait 24/48 hours before reporting someone missing, that is entirely a myth. If you know someone is missing (not in OP's case, but otherwise), you need to report it immediately. Waiting those hours is a myth from tv/movies.