Kids: Thanks, son

Thanks, son

By sucksforme. - 10/05/2009 05:05 - Canada

Today, I was supposed to catch a 4:40 flight to New York. My 5 year-old son handed me my carry on bag as I left the house. Turns out he had put his older brother's BB gun into my bag to "keep me safe." I missed my flight after I was detained and strip-searched. FML

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By thebickster - 06/03/2009 17:58 - United States

Today, I was boarding my flight when I got pulled aside for looking suspicious. As she was opening my bag, I said, "Be careful, I jammed so many clothes in there it may explode." I was then strip searched for my trouble. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/01/2010 14:25 - United States

Today, after reading a sign at the airport, my 6-year-old son thought it would be funny to yell, "Daddy's got a bomb!" Airport security then tackled me to the ground. Oh, and I missed my flight and my mother's birthday. FML

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By VDM - 03/06/2013 21:16 - France - Poissy

Today, my 6-year-old son was so angry at me for not buying him overpriced candy at the airport that he told a security guard I had a machine gun in my suitcase. The interrogation was not pleasant. FML

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By Ya - 10/05/2009 14:18 - United States

Today, I missed my flight because I was stopped by airport security. They found "small, suspicious, spherical objects" in my purse on the X-ray. After pulling me out of line, taking my purse aside and carefully opening it with tongs, they removed the bag of grapes I had packed as a snack. FML

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By tampondealer - 09/11/2009 18:42 - Canada

Today, after visiting my mom, she stuffed a bunch of pads in my backpack so I'd have some at my dorm. When I was going through security, I was stopped and ended up missing my flight. Apparently the jumbo pads my mom sent look exactly like packs of cocaine when they go through the X-ray machine. FML

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The Covid who stole Christmas

By TCRII - 22/12/2020 08:09

Today, I picked up my 5 year-old son for Christmas break. We were on the way to the airport, talking about Santa and what we were going to do over the break when my fiancée called to tell me that she had been exposed to Covid-19. I took him home to his mom's and missed my flight. FML

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By justgreat - 28/09/2009 15:13 - United States

Today, I was picking up my 10 year old step-son from the airport. He began screaming and crying saying that I wasn't his father. I ended up sitting in a holding room because the security guards thought I was kidnapping him. My wife thought it was hilarious. FML

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By Anonymous - 23/07/2016 04:17 - United States - Gilroy

Today, I was heading out for my flight to Australia. I'd put a padlock on my luggage to keep my wallet and passport safe, only to realize way too late that I'd left the key at home. I couldn't get at my passport and ended up missing my flight and my whole vacation along with it. FML

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Jamaica? I hardly know her

By Anonymous - 07/10/2015 10:58 - United States - Poughkeepsie

Today, my mom and I went to catch our flight to Jamaica. She ended up being detained and questioned, because she packed hairspray, shampoo, drinks, basically half the shit you're not allowed to have in your luggage. We missed our flight. FML

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By search_me - 16/07/2009 23:39 - United States

Today, while going through airport security the lady asked why I folded everything so small. I said that I was going away for a month and needed to fit a lot of stuff in only one bag. She smiled, nodded and then dumped my luggage to search for "drugs and other illegal teen things." FML

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Sunday 10 May 2009 12:05

It sucks when kids do stuff like that, but they really don't know any better. Best is to tell them that they've done wrong, and hope that they won't do it again.

TigressUK 0

Sunday 10 May 2009 12:04

Hope you got compensation or put on another flight for free :/

Comments

happy_go_lucky21 0

Sunday 10 May 2009 23:56

Also, guys who are so opposed to guns: Get over yourselves! No a 5 year old shouldn't have access to guns, but if handled properly guns are a good thing to have around. I guarantee that you'll want to have one around if someone brakes into your house in the middle of the night with one. They're not bad for hunting either. Thank God for the Second Amendment!

lmmmr 0

Monday 11 May 2009 0:43

#101 - God had nothing to do with the second amendment.

_ImNotBroken_ 0

Monday 11 May 2009 1:20

What a sweetheart, being so worried about his dad. But yeah, I do agree with the others... the gun shouldn't be within his reach. At least the kid knows the gun is for protection, not just to go round and shoot people with for the hell of it.

loveyababe 0

Monday 11 May 2009 1:51

good deeds never go unpunished.

Kiquick 0

Monday 11 May 2009 1:54

Hope you called home to tell him that you love him and that daddy will be safe even without the little toy. By the way, that's the sweetest and cutest thing I've heard anybody do in a very long time.

Wtfisflapdoodle 0

Monday 11 May 2009 2:05

Wow seriously people. A BB gun is not as dangerous as you think. The worst thing you can do is shoot your eye out. It can't even kill a friggin small bird

inbar123 0

Monday 11 May 2009 2:05

you should of checked the bag

mezentius 0

Monday 11 May 2009 2:40

#106, it's impossible to prevent criminals from gaining access to guns, no matter how strict your gun control laws are. Consider how widespread illegal drugs are, the black market will always be there.

EmbryH 0

Monday 11 May 2009 3:14

Awe, I'm sorry that happened, but it's really sweet that your son wanted to keep you safe.

UsingLogic 0

Monday 11 May 2009 3:14

I don't know what kind of BB gun it was, but as an Airsoft player I am against letting young children have access to BB guns (even the low-power ones (200fps)). I don't mind the older brother having such a gun if he's at least 14, at that age he may be responsible enough to own one, but the 5 year-old kid should never had accessed to it (and I guess his older brother is irresponsible for not storing it better). Any accident involving a BB gun could have Airsoft banned, even if it happens at home, so I get easily pissed at irresponsible people/teenagers/parents who fool around with those guns. They may not play Airsoft themselves, but their stupidity could get my favorite sport banned anyway. Hope this teaches you something, obviously you have a lot to learn about BB guns and parenting.