Today, I woke up and noticed my son was not in his bedroom. Thinking he had ran away, I reported him missing and called all my relatives. After 3 hours, my son walked in the door. He was at his friends house where I dropped him off last night. My 14 year old told me to lay off the vodka. FML
I agree, your life sucks (4378) - you totally deserved it (51244)
You over reacted a bit. It happens, Explore all possibilities before assuming the worst in the future. At least you care about him.
#1 - On 08/11/2009 at 5:04pm by Psychosplatter
to 25, wtf is that supposed to be??? a crab??? lay off the shrooms
#55 - On 08/11/2009 at 6:57pm by Starchild21
Yeah seriously stop drinking the Водка and care for your son.
Ummm... Didn't I leave a comment like this before kind of like this fml
Ydi for being a drunk AND copying me.
#112 - On 08/12/2009 at 5:19am by USMC_Marine
You can never lay off the vodka, screw that alcohol period, gods blood
#2 - On 08/11/2009 at 5:04pm by ananamoose
I love watching Jeremy Kyle, it always makes me happier knowing that I'm nowhere near THAT fucked up.
#67 - On 08/11/2009 at 8:07pm by SimpleSimon
Holy shit woman. Why do you automatically think he ran away? Are you that bad of a parent or is your household that bad of a place to be? Sounds like you need some changes.
#4 - On 08/11/2009 at 5:05pm by ToastedOats
oddly enough, my mom did something similar to me once... me & my brother told her we were going shopping for halloween costumes & my cell phone died on the way... my mom thought we went to the park, when i didn't answer my phone, she called the cops & all my friends & family -.-
#113 - On 08/12/2009 at 6:09am by bnwranbo
You just overreacted, it happens. And I'm guessing your son only made the alcohol comment because he's a TEENAGER, and teenagers like to make up crap like that.
However, it's also possible you're an alcoholic... but we'll never know.
#6 - On 08/11/2009 at 5:07pm by nativebacon
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#7 - On 08/11/2009 at 5:08pm by PenNameHere
YDI because your first thought was that he'd run away. Probably means you think there's a chance he would do something like that, which probably means you're not much of a parent.
#14 - On 08/11/2009 at 5:12pm by nonconscious
Exactly, especially if you ARE dipping so badly into vodka you can't even remember where you son is not even a day after you dropped him off (since you did it last night, and I would assume it's not night yet if you just woke up).
Really... he wasn't in his room, so automatically he has run away? What if he was just in the back yard or something?
....
still hilarious though
gotta love freak-out moms
#18 - On 08/11/2009 at 5:15pm by DameGreyWulf
Too many negative votes, comment buried. Show the comment.
im 14 too so when we go to a freands house with only one person we usually end up smoking weed are drinking lol not to say everyone does but most teens do
Yeah... my 13 year old brother has sleepovers with his 15 year old friend all the time. I don't know about his friend, but my brother doesn't do drugs.
#76 - On 08/11/2009 at 8:56pm by possumisawesome
im sorry dgw but i have to ask how old u are? it seems weed and alcohol have been the norm at sleep overs for the past 10 years at least, with alcohol bein the most prevalent.
also, i do have to contradict my earlier statements, how do we know she is a vodkaholic and what her son is saying isnt just a figure of speech?
#77 - On 08/11/2009 at 9:05pm by Starchild21
Starchild, I'm 18 if you'd look at my profile lol
I DID say I know it happens, but it's never happened with me, and I am by no means prudent. But the only time I've ever drank happened to be during parties... and none of them have involved friends. I KNOW my friends do things like that, but I don't think any of them ever did it at home during a sleepover, lol. Usually, they hold little "parties" of their own (and by that I mean a small gathering of a few people).
Also, true enough he could be just using a figure of speech, but damn, if she forgot already... I mean, when I stayed at my penpal's house, I forgot for a few moments where I was when I woke up, but remembered. If she couldn't remember for the whole day, it seems pretty likely she was under some sort of influence.
#82 - On 08/11/2009 at 9:30pm by DameGreyWulf
touche DGW touche lol
i admit i didnt look at ur profile, my bad
im sorry, perhaps i have experience bias, but i just cant believe u would stay so clean from drugs and alcohol, by that i mean not drinking with friends but drinking with others???? family??? or parties??? lol
also im surprised u actually met ur penpal, i think mine was on the other coast or somethin, its been so long
ur right on there bein a discrepancy of her forgetting for so long, but we dont take into account what she might have been doing or what not. op said she dropped him off the day before, its good reason to think she kept herself busy the entire day and was curious why the house was so quiet perhaps? shit i usually forget something all day until i go to sleep lol, not to mention i sometimes am about to throw trash and end up throwing my phone and keeping the trash lol. ah the human mind
#93 - On 08/11/2009 at 10:26pm by Starchild21
jrl, you go to a friends house (i take it the same gender as you) and you get high and drunk with that one person? wow, you must feel pretty cool. whenever you get high you have to have at least 3 other people around to giggle about shit with or else it's not even worth it. or do you not have that many friends?
#107 - On 08/12/2009 at 3:45am by dowhatiwant
i have alot of freands actually and if its just me and one person yea and its not usaually just three people there can be alot of people up bout 12 to 14 girls and dudes just passing a joint soooo yea
jlr, you are such a dirty liar! you have a couple of friends and theyre just stupid fickle posers like you. you just wanna be accepted but really you dont get high or fucked up in any way... loser
#120 - On 08/12/2009 at 5:49pm by nightswimmer
12-14 people?! lol you are a liar. with just one joint (which is what you said in your comment so don't even argue), each person would get one puff and unless you're able to ghost it for about a minute, it's not gonna get you high.
#121 - On 08/12/2009 at 8:16pm by dowhatiwant
Sounds like the OP has an early case of dementia or at least short-term memory loss. I recommend you get a video recorder because soon the cops won't come to your house or help you with missing persons if you call to often. Happened to a friend of mine so I know it's possible. The other thing is your son is right an dyou need to lay off the gin and juice.
YDI. Worst parent ever. Cut off/out your gonads, PLEASE, and send your kid to foster care. He'll be better off. You've already effed up your son's life by being in it.
#20 - On 08/11/2009 at 5:18pm by saddletramp
So this happened: You wake up see that your son is not in his room and automatically come to the conclusion that he ran away instead of thinkin of the chance that he is just out with his friends and then you report to the police and then he comes home from a friends house which you dropped him off.Yep lay of the fuckin vodka so you can perhaps remember your sons name.
Also what the fuck is wrong with #16
#21 - On 08/11/2009 at 5:20pm by Your_Point
Wow really? F Your life? Fhislife! My mom didn't know where i was and called the cops even though she is the one who dropped me off at my friends house the night before. Fhislife not yours.
#28 - On 08/11/2009 at 5:28pm by starbucks14
#29, the police has better things to worry about than someone who worries about their children when they're gone. Yeah, she's a complete airhead, but how can you take her child away when there are so many people who are hitting, having sex with and giving narcotics to their kids? Besides, foster homes are notoriously untrustworthy.
I doubt she's really an alcoholic. If you did something stupid it wouldn't be strange for someone to say that you've had one too many.
#39 - On 08/11/2009 at 5:56pm by pleasetryagain
The police don't really have many more things to worry about than this; it sounds like a perfectly clear example of child endangerment.
My mom does this all the time, except last time i was just sleeping in my bed when she reported me missing.
#30 - On 08/11/2009 at 5:29pm by CluelessOne
Now now, I may have popped off a bit too, but jeez guys, you're cuttin' in a little harsh over her just freaking out. Yes, it's more than a little sad, but moms... they freak out a lot. Calling child services? Throwing the kid in foster care?
Worst parent ever would have completely not cared even when the kid hadn't shown up for a week.
Also, I thought you couldn't report a missing person until they had been gone 24 hours? Prevents crap like this.
#33 - On 08/11/2009 at 5:31pm by DameGreyWulf
DGW i have to say she overreacted. the fbi stipulates a timeframe of 36 hours before an MPR, dont u think its a bit much to have done that, especially with a 14yo son? for all we know she woke up at 12pm and wondered why he wasnt in him room when he coulda been skating or chillin outside.
#60 - On 08/11/2009 at 7:17pm by Starchild21
wow now i know my browser sucks ass, it said the the comment before that failed. fuckin firefox
#68 - On 08/11/2009 at 8:07pm by Starchild21
I know she overreacted, that's definitely sure, but people calling for her blood is just as overreactive, is what I meant.
#75 - On 08/11/2009 at 8:51pm by DameGreyWulf
Try 2 be a better mother, 1st why would u think he ran away? obviously there is something going on in the househole, and 2nd ur son is telling u 2 lay off the vodka..... sad, very sad
Don't be so surprised that your 14 year old told you to lay off the vodka, they aren't innocent kids.
i've told my mom that before.
and i'm 13.
if you WERE drinking the night before, then YDI. if not...well it's still funny xD
#40 - On 08/11/2009 at 5:56pm by elliekinslurvsya
well, i guess you sort of care about your son if you tried to get him back right away. it may've worked if he actually ran away. but to automatically assume that he ran away is a bad sign, as is your 14-year-old having to tell you to lay off drinking. may want to consider some help?
#41 - On 08/11/2009 at 6:00pm by ky_stone22
YDI for not thinking a little bit before calling the cops.
"stop drinking" and "stop smoking, or tell me where can i get some" are commun responses for non logical or non thoughfull responses. It's not saying someone is an alcoholic but asking people to think before acting or saying shit.
But it's normal to forget some actions during the night, and expect, like any other day (because of the routine), to find your child in his bed. Or to ask yourself where the fuck are you if you do not remember you're not at home in the morning. And that can happen without any alcohol :D
Anyway, YDI for over reacting.
jrl585, youre a disgrace! you prolly dont do those things, but say you do to sound cool. fucking poser, you suck! you make me ashamed to be your age
#49 - On 08/11/2009 at 6:41pm by nightswimmer
all yall saying take him away, just shut up, thatd only fuck him up more! maybe the dads a good parent, and so what if she has a drink once in awhile? everyone forgets sometimes.... plus, you can take the boy outta the white trash, but you cant take the white trash outta the boy.
#50 - On 08/11/2009 at 6:47pm by nightswimmer
first of all isnt the first reaction a bit of an overreaction? i mean doing a missing persons report makes it seem that he was missing for over 36 hours, just wtf kinda household do u run? and second his reference to the vodka makes it seem u enjoy the late nights to the point where u forget things, which is sweet but i recommend tequila lol
#54 - On 08/11/2009 at 6:55pm by Starchild21
YDI. obviously you have a drinking probl em and you have lost your mind.
#62 - On 08/11/2009 at 7:26pm by Nightfallz
First of all, YDI it for having had dropped him off in the first place. Second, you reported him missing?! WTF? My best friend and I would walk to the gas station in the middle of the night, get sodas & snack cakes, then watch movies at his house. Missing? WTF?
#70 - On 08/11/2009 at 8:15pm by namelessfew
FAKE. you can't file a missing persons report unless they've been missing for over 24 hours.
#71 - On 08/11/2009 at 8:24pm by triplethreat13
false
law enforcement file a missing persons report at anytime if the person is underage
fbi requires a 36 hour window unless theres a circumstance
#73 - On 08/11/2009 at 8:31pm by Starchild21
So....do you beat this child or lock him in a closet Harry Potter style so that your first thought could even rationally be that he ran away? Just a question...
If this is a result of you drinking too much, then it's a shame that your 14 year old son had to be the one to tell you about it. Since he said something, it shows it's really a problem and you need to lay off the fucking alcohol. Drinking and partying is all well and fine, but when you have kids they come first til they are adults, you made that decision when you had them and kept them. You can't tell you are drinking too much because you are drunk, unless your kid is just a shithead that's saying it to make you feel bad, take his word for it and stop drinking if you can't control it.
YDI
#83 - On 08/11/2009 at 9:32pm by KarasuFyre
Don't take this the wrong way, but people's memories tend to get worse as they age. Might be time to start leaving yourself notes.
#85 - On 08/11/2009 at 9:48pm by cthulhu1138
YDI for drinking. double YDI for making it worse by drinking vodka...honestly you have no one to blame but yourself for being unable to keep track of what goes on around.
#86 - On 08/11/2009 at 9:50pm by RussianStarchild
really everyone? you think shes a drunk? she can type and get fmls posted, thats a sign shes inteligent. he was prolly making a joke. ya know, lol, haha, teehee, moohoohoo, all that. why is everyone so literal?...
#87 - On 08/11/2009 at 10:03pm by nightswimmer
You don't have to be drunk all the time to be A drunk really. I know an elementary school teacher who is pretty intelligent, aside from her major drinking problem.
And being able to get an FML posted is not a sign of intelligence...in fact in a lot of cases, it's a lack of intelligence that produced the FML to begin with.
Her entire FML suggests she could be a drunk. Her first reaction was he had run away, which would be normal in a shitty household where that happens a lot, or is threatened a lot. Even if that's not true, after a few minutes you might be a bit more logical and NOT called the cops until you checked with relatives, and friends. I am surprised the kid doesn't have a cell phone anyways. She even dropped her son off at his friend's house, then forgot. how could you forget something like that...or at least not remember shortly after you thought he was missing?
I don't think this was a cutesy joke made by her son...if it was, then thats not a FML
#91 - On 08/11/2009 at 10:15pm by KarasuFyre
wel l know it doesnt make her smart, but 80% of the fmls submitted are rejected so you have to have a certain amount of skill to get one on the site. plus she thought of doing this instead of drinking more. my point was l just thing the kid was being a sarcastic ass like a lot of 14 year olds are and that even if she is a drinker, she not a bad parent. she dropped her kid off at a friends at least. maybe she was a naughty teen so assumed the worst, or didnt think it nessecary to write all the tiny details? ldk tho
#94 - On 08/11/2009 at 10:39pm by nightswimmer
Yet another one I modded. I just don't remeber saying yes. XP
#90 - On 08/11/2009 at 10:13pm by angryseatroll
YDI that's something that my
Mom would do..... YDI times a thousand
#96 - On 08/11/2009 at 11:02pm by pleasedonttellme
I really hope your kid was joking with the vodka comment, otherwise I hope your son gets out of your house ASAP.
I hate alcoholic parents with a passion. And yes, you are alcoholic if you drink so much that you can't even remember taking your son to his friends house the night before. I suppose it could be a one time thing.... but I doubt it.
#97 - On 08/11/2009 at 11:05pm by genius_man16
Umm, no. She needs him in the house to be the responsible one LOL. Stop being one of those arrogant "my kid knows nothing and I know it all" parents. You deserve a good punch in the face.
#111 - On 08/12/2009 at 4:06am by raiderh808
You need to get some help, and get your sons help as well. They'll need it, due to growing up in a household where you forget where they are, then freak out in such a manner - and even moreso if you're an alcoholic. What have you done to him to make you think that he'd run away? Kids don't just do that for no reason. (And I should know.)
Fyi, for some of the comments, if there is a teenaged kid involved, the police will come and check it out. My alcoholic father used to report "my" car stolen when I'd be out with it, if he were mad at me or felt I shouldn't be away from home. (Even if I was just taking it to work, as agreed, and ran late because it took us longer to clean up and leave.)
Not to defend this person, who really needs to chill out and is a total psycho, but sometimes kids DO run away for "no" reason, at least not a reason parent-related...i ran away when i was 15, and yes my mom WAS overbearing, but not an alcoholic or abusive, and the biggest reason i ran away was that i did lots of drugs. so um yeah..
#100 - On 08/11/2009 at 11:48pm by hawkloverr
You son is 14 and you called the police when you didn't see him there in the morning? He wasn't even missing a day. I mean, seriously, that's crazy. Add to it that you dropped him off where he was? I feel SOOOO sorry for your son, and I hope I am never as dumb and awful as that.
#99 - On 08/11/2009 at 11:44pm by hawkloverr
Wow 4 out of 4 posts in a row where shit, china nude man dickhead txting his girls mum and your stupid story.. For a start you cant do anything untill there 48hours missing..
FML's become nothing just a joke. Im over this site.
#103 - On 08/12/2009 at 1:31am by UrRightFML
in some cases the cops don't wait until the kid is missing for 48 hours, plus, no one said they agreed to start searching for him, just that OP called them.
Dumbass Canuck! I think he's right quit getting plastered. YDI for being a dumbass! Idiots should learn not to tell on themselves. Oh that's right, they are idiots. Never mind. HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!
I understand that, but dude...remember wtf is going on before the intox. I understand kids get ya to the point but dude, you look sad no knowing wtf is going on. keep your shit in check.
#106 - On 08/12/2009 at 3:44am by FormatEntity
I'm calling BS i'm pretty sure you're suppose to wait 24 hours before you can file a missing persons report.
#118 - On 08/12/2009 at 3:24pm by CaptainPat
no not really my sister ran away once and the cops told my parents that they have to wait 5 hours? to report her missing. (somewhere around there but it was not 24 hours)
#122 - On 08/12/2009 at 9:45pm by lol123mely
technically you're supposed to, but if the "missing person" is underage, I think they'll take the report anyway and at least look into. (Maybe just not start actually looking for the person until it's been 24 hours)
The only thing worse than an irresponsible mom is an irresponsible mom who overreacts.
#124 - On 08/12/2009 at 10:50pm by PutDownTheGun
My mother used to do that to me all the time, it made me feel horrible. You're irresponsible.
#128 - On 08/18/2009 at 1:32pm by CherishFlowers
My mother used to do that to me all the time, it made me feel horrible. You're irresponsible.
#129 - On 08/18/2009 at 1:32pm by CherishFlowers
