Kids: U-turn

U-turn

By jaimie - 19/03/2011 16:00 - United States

Today, we were going to Disney World all the way from North Carolina. After 12 hours of driving, my kids started fighting and complaining. My husband finally said, "If I hear you guys one more time we're turning around and going back home." They annoyed him once again, and we actually went home. FML

I agree, your life sucks 54 873

You deserved it 8 638

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By kennyjhynes - 23/06/2014 13:56 - United States

Today, I drove 12 hours with 6 screaming little girls. They were arguing about things that should've been in the Lego movie. They watched it 4 times. FML

I agree, your life sucks 44 957

You deserved it 5 300

By longdrive - 14/10/2014 05:17 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I left for a fifteen-hour drive with two guys who won't stop talking in a Yoda voice. Sick of this nonsense, I am. FML

I agree, your life sucks 37 530

You deserved it 5 153

By alice5000 - 07/11/2008 05:47 - France

Today, during a never-ending dinner with really boring friends, I faked being tired and told my husband, "Let’s go honey, we have a long way to drive home." He looks at me and says, "Well… we are at home." FML

I agree, your life sucks 17 467

You deserved it 70 237

Not so Magic Kingdom

By Disney dashed - 23/09/2019 00:01

Today, I fulfilled my lifelong dream of going on a family trip to Disneyland. Less than two hours in the park, my kids have been scared shitless by every single character, they don’t want to ride any rides, my husband is drunk, and the mouse ears headband gave me a vomit-inducing migraine. FML

I agree, your life sucks 2 150

You deserved it 361

Cheap ass

By Anonymous - 11/06/2024 17:00 - United States

Today, on our drive down to California to work on a contract worth 20k with my husband (we own our business and work together), he refused to spend $50 on RV parking, so we didn't get to sleep all night, all because it was hot and the rest-stop was scary. We have two young kids and a dog. FML

I agree, your life sucks 454

You deserved it 106

By Stacy Dee - 20/07/2011 20:18 - United States

Today, my family is on the third day of driving cross country. My husband is still pretending he is driving on a NASCAR track, sound effects and all. FML

I agree, your life sucks 28 358

You deserved it 4 503

Heartfelt

By Anonymous - 01/05/2022 15:01 - United States - Lake Stevens

Today, my husband put myself and our 3 year-old on a plane back to the other side of the US, because he “just can’t” with us anymore. FML

I agree, your life sucks 974

You deserved it 190

Family day

By Anonymous - 09/06/2023 01:30 - India - Puducherry

Today, all I wanted was to take my two kids and their two favourite cousins to the beach on their last day of vacation together. My mother-in-law went into full beast mode, shouting about how I'm always roaming around and being irresponsible. The kids never meet and are from different cities. FML

I agree, your life sucks 746

You deserved it 115

Road trip

By kanepie - 05/07/2019 04:03

Today, we were driving home from NYC to Knoxville after our flight got cancelled, and we had to drive with 3 strangers for 13 hours. We are now stuck in Who-Knows-Where, Virginia, with two blown tires, because a metal plate fell off an 18-wheeler in front of us. FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 809

You deserved it 145

Best vacation ever

By anon - 16/07/2022 18:00

Today, I've been on vacation with my friend and his family for a week. Apparently, his idea of a vacation includes constant screaming arguments with his wife, while their kids sob in the living room. I tried to take the kids out once and got a lecture on boundaries, which started another huge fight. FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 186

You deserved it 114

milou_fml 6

Saturday 19 March 2011 19:22

that's some pretty badass parenting right there

givants 0

Saturday 19 March 2011 19:28

he'll yeah, that's the kind of parenting I wanna see, no sucking up to kids, those kids will remember that for the rest of their life

Comments

jess6blondie9 2

Saturday 19 March 2011 20:21

My dad always threatens to do that when me and my brother fight, but he never goes through with it.

greenlantern27 6

Sunday 20 March 2011 2:29

Yeah same.

Bettys_Boobs 0

Saturday 19 March 2011 20:21

why does it take you guys so long? we drive from Washington DC, and it takes us 11.5h to get to orlando!!

FilthyJeepGirl 1

Saturday 19 March 2011 20:48

exactly.

joa76 3

Saturday 19 March 2011 21:05

Yeah, it took us 20 hours to get there from northern PA, with two coach buses (school trip) and quite a bit of stopping. Google does give you 12 hours if you start from the very top of NC, but that would be going the actual speed limit the entire way, and who does that?

tencentsakiss 19

Sunday 20 March 2011 6:44

That's what I'm saying. It only took us 15 hours to take a bus there in high school and I live in Maryland. North Carolina is way closer. Either OP drives really slow or she's exaggerating a lot about the time.

ChibiChibi_fml 27

Sunday 20 March 2011 6:57

First the FML seems to make it pretty clear that the OP herself, was not driving. Second, it could be that it took them 12 hours because they got caught in some really bad traffic. It happens sometimes. I live about 45 minutes away from Chicago but some days the traffic is so bad it can take about 3 hours to make it into the city. I'm just saying slow driving or exaggeration are not the only possibilities.

addie19 6

Sunday 20 March 2011 17:08

they must live in BFE NC and not near the interstate. google from Duck, NC, to Orlando--that's 13 hours.

sarah2144 14

Friday 18 May 2012 6:32

Yeah, 12 hours seems like a little too long from North Carolina. I guess maybe she's counting stops and stuff, but still.

TempestRain 0

Saturday 19 March 2011 20:22

Your husband is a jerk! Your poor Kiddos managed to last that long on a car trip without fighting and you let him punish them for getting fussy?! Y'all are terrible.

moogiex9 6

Saturday 19 March 2011 20:23

Congratulations, Dad, for actually following through with consequences. It may have been a bit drastic and you probably regretted saying it, but at least youstuck to your word. If more parents did that there's be less brats in the world.

maddiester 5

Saturday 19 March 2011 20:32

I agree with 70 but damn, in a way its kind of ****** up. The dad just made himself feel stupid because he went back after 12 hours of driving, I would thought of something else... but then again he's the one driving so he's punishing himself.

GirlTeddy 0

Saturday 19 March 2011 20:32

that freaken sucks. very stricked husband of yours

randomreader2315 4

Sunday 20 March 2011 5:28

**strict.

Lubpynk 0

Saturday 19 March 2011 20:35

wow how dare kids act up on a 12 hour drive. I drove to Disney from Maryland and I was cranky along with my kids. fyl and your husbands a douche. Just go with you and your kids leave the cranky husband home alone.