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

ikissedagirl_fml 0

Sunday 10 May 2009 14:56

BB guns are TOYS. If you teach your kids to be careful with their toys and not play dangerously then it is a GOOD THING. Kids who aren't allowed to play with toy guns like BB guns when they're kids are the ones who grow up and shoot people with real guns, because they think guns are for killing people instead of recreational use. That is really, really cute that your kid did that for you. The kid I was babysitting one time gave me a baseball bat when I had to take the garbage outside at night in case any animals were going to try to eat me.

pippacrawford 4

Monday 29 August 2011 0:07

Like an above poster said, "cute" would be a five year old giving his dad a lucky charm. A five year old automatically jumping to weapons (and yes I think BB guns are dangerous and painful) is not cute. Imagine him bringing that to kindergarten to keep himself "safe".

krad204 21

Sunday 30 October 2011 5:13

Bb guns are not painful, getting shot point blank in the hand from a 600 fps bb gun didn't hurt, but it does damage flesh.

purebliss7 6

Sunday 6 November 2011 6:02

thank you! some people are just so tight ass. bb guns are harmless.

ful_fml 0

Sunday 10 May 2009 14:59

"Well, he had this here BB gun in plain sight.." ".. Then he must have put the REAL gun up his ass!"

3sec 0

Sunday 10 May 2009 15:03

a 5yr old shouldnt have a bb gun buy him a squirt gun

PsychoX 0

Sunday 10 May 2009 15:03

I was raised around guns and had a BB gun from a fairly early age. The first rule I was ever taught was to not point it at something I didn't want dead. As long as that is clear, there isn't _that_ much of a problem with a kid having access to a gun. Furthermore, to all of you talking about shooting people with BB guns, this is NOT OKAY. My most recent one's ammunition goes at 1200 fps and can go through a 2x4 at distance, let alone a person... and you say the OP is being a bad parent? At least nobody was shot with it. NOT knowing how to properly handle, shoot, and respect ANY kind of weapon from an early age is one of the reasons why there are so many accidents related to them. @31: LOL, exactly, it's outrageous enough to be "cute." Until people end up hurt, then it's criminal. @14: It's very possible he was detained for more than an hour. Post-9/11 airport security is not exactly... umm... nice? @OP: It could be worse, they could have perceived it as a deadly threat and shot you. still, sucks.

idratherbewrestl 0

Sunday 10 May 2009 15:09

wtf! fml is turning into a preachy site! stop preaching!!!!

debbiedowner2 0

Sunday 10 May 2009 15:09

It's not like he meant any harm. But you still need to keep the BB gun away from small kids.

st87 0

Sunday 10 May 2009 15:15

Ouch. That would have sucked. But hey, at least you know your son loves you a lot! And that is worth ten thousand plane tickets in conjunction with anything else in the world you can possible miss.