By Margaret - 19/05/2009 15:50 - United States

Today, I was flying back home from college with my Mom. At the airport, the ticket agent tells us she only has one ticket listed for Margaret. My mom and I have the same name. American Airlines thought a Margaret had bought two tickets by mistake, so they cancelled one of the transactions. FML
I agree, your life sucks 70 898
You deserved it 4 577

Same thing different taste

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Why wouldn't they like call you or something and ask if it's a mistake instead of just cancelling your tickets? I know plenty of people that have the same names, especially if they're related.

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Also, it really is a bit of an FML if the next flight is hours away, even days. If it's a small airport, chances are there aren't many amenities and it's not like a massive airport, like JFK, where flights take off and land ever couple of seconds. There might not be a flight home for two or three days or something.

heyyou1203 0

#34, you're right, how dare a family try to pass down the matriarchal heritage in their family. It's only ok when men do it because we need to make sure everything's in their name.

I've heard of people naming their daughters after grandmothers but not moms. seems like it would be confusing.

why do you and your mom have the same name?????

ZiggyMorrison 0

I've never heard of a mother and daughter having the same name only fathers and sons weeeiiirrrd I dunno how anyone could say you deserve it totally not your fault its the airlines and partially your moms for not checking

Honestly I think it's really ******* dumb to name children after yourselves, because it inevitably causes undue confusion and stress. Suffixes only help if you constantly use them (or you're prominent enough that anyone can tell the difference, like our former prez.) I clicked both for that reason. Retarded airport mistake since they apparently didn't try to verify, and retarded move on your mother for thinking giving you the same name was a good idea.

BaiRen 0

FYL, but for your mom, YDI. I mean what idiot names their child the same name as themselves. They either have a pea for a brain or absoloutely no creativity. Or both.

And that is why you do not name your child the same name as a parent. Unless they are adopted.

acro_actress95 0

To everyone saying the OP deserves it: What did they do to deserve it? Be born? To the OP: That sucks. And no you DON'T deserve it. Hope it all worked out.

i dont know how you got that problem, me and my dad have the same name and never had this problem