Today, I was at the airport to pick up my mother since my baby is due soon. As she arrived, I smiled wide and opened my arms for a hug, but she walked right by me. Apparently, being pregnant makes me unrecognizable. My husband and I had to tell it her was me, her own daughter. FML
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Today, I ran to hug my mom at the airport, but when I stepped back, I realized I was hugging a total stranger who just so happened to be wearing the same coat as her usual coat. She smiled awkwardly as I backed away and said, “Sorry, I thought you were my mom.” The next level of embarrassment came when I looked up and saw my actual mom staring at me in horror from a few feet away. FML
Today, I was at our local park and saw what I thought was my sister holding her baby. I walked up behind her, kissed her on the head, and said, “You’re such a good mum.” It was very much not my sister. It was a very confused and now probably traumatised stranger. FML
Today, I hugged a man I thought was my dad at the airport. It wasn't my dad. The man’s actual family stood nearby, watching me cling to their father for a solid 5 seconds. FML
Today, as I was just finishing my grocery shopping, a little girl and her mother walked past. Seeing the little girl staring at me, I waved. The girl then pointed to me and asked her mother "Mommy, is that man pregnant?" FML
Today, I met my ex, whom I have not seen in years, in the airport. She was with a 3 year-old girl who ran to me with open arms, happily saying, "Papa!" Overjoyed, I picked her up, hugging her back, and kissed her. My ex then condescendingly said, "She's NOT yours!" When I asked why, she said, "She calls ALL MEN 'Papa'!" FML
Today, after 6 months abroad, I finally got home to the airport at 5 a.m. where my parents were supposed to be picking me up. I called my mother to let her know I'd landed. She picked up with a sleepy voice and asked, "Who is this?" I'm an only child and we live 2 hours away from the airport. FML
Today, I went to the hospital to visit my aunt and her newborn baby. The receptionist gave me the room number, and I went and my aunt was in the bathroom so I cuddle the baby, only to find that the woman who came out of the bathroom was a complete stranger. I was holding her baby. FML
Today, I finally decided to tell my mother, a former Miss North Carolina winner, that I was several weeks pregnant. She immediately burst into tears and hugged me. She kept saying, "Thank god, thank god." At first I was relieved. Then she said, "I thought you were just getting fat." FML
Today, at the airport, I was waiting for my best friend who's been away for over a year. I spotted her, ran over, yelled her name, and jumped on her back. It wasn't her. It was a complete stranger who was somehow more terrified than I was embarrassed. FML
Today, I went to a party for my surrogate mom. She announced she wanted a family pic, so her bio kids & other “adopted” kids crowded around her. I hung back, unsure if I was wanted. My mom called my name & waved me over. I walked over with a big smile on face, thrilled to be included. She asked me to take the pic. FML
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baseballplaya5 7
Congratulations on the baby :)
rorobear6 7
Worlds greatest mom (: haha, congrats on the baby.
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doom2 8
Haha Aw. It was just a simple mistake and I'm sure your mom didn't mean any hard feelings. Congrats on the baby!
Sweej 1
Or she knew it was you, saw a cute older man, and decided to walk past you at the last second because she didn't want to be seen with you... And then once he walked by she came back. Just one guy's opinion.
jannie22 0
One guy and one girl's opinions.
elk21dbm 18
Let's hope you recognize your own baby :) Congrats
AvengedSevenfold_fml_fml 12
How old is your mom? O_o She's kind of getting up there in age it seems. You sure you want the challenge of taking care of a newborn AND a senile old lady? XD Jk
Mikonam_fml 8
Alzheimer's
AvengedSevenfold_fml_fml 12
Precisely
sxe_beast 11
To the mother's defense flying takes a lot out of you. Its both a mentally and physically exhausting experience. Security, the crowd, connecting flights, crying babies, being cramped up in a tight space, etc. I flew for 6 hours yesterday in addition to the hour and a half between the connecting flights.
AvengedSevenfold_fml_fml 12
I caught a flight and didn't get to my destination till 12 hours later between waiting for connecting flights and the actual flying, but I wasn't all loopy and not recognizing my family XP But I suppose if you're older it may have more of a harsh effect on you
sxe_beast 11
I still recognized the people picking me up, but I passed out in the car. That's pretty much what I meant though. IDK how old the OP's mother is, but if she's 60 it could have had a negative effect on her *shrug*
TheDrifter 23
Or the op has gained a couple hundred pounds in "baby weight" since her mother saw her last.
becauseitsme 0
seriously? thats a load of crap. I travel quite frequently. and I have never had a problem reconizing family members after a flight. and mentally exhaustion? from a plain? no that's weed flying!
Brool_Story_Co 17
53- Are you a 50+ year old woman? People generally tend to lose their memory as they get older. OP's mom could just be old, maybe she has alzheimers. She may be extremely tired after a long, stressful flight. Just because something doesn't happen to you, that doesn't mean that everyone is immune to it. BTW mentally exhaustion is grammatically wrong, mentally exhausted or mental exhaustion would be proper alternatives. And it's plane, not plain
1966mustanggt350 4
maybe it was JUST becuze you were pregnant?
SoSickWithIt 14
Her head was still spinning from the high altitude and the fact that she had just joined the mile high club with a midget named Alfred right before descending, give her a break eh?
Nekro_kat 1
Lol
alexistheboss365 0
didnt deserve that and hope the baby is awesome;)
ImmaB3AST 7
That's gonna be you with your baby one day (:.
twinny_sc 13
Big deal. You're only upset because of the pregnancy hormones. Chill out.
A7X_LoVeee 10
Or maybe because her own mother didn't recognize her.
brianjman14 22
Her MOTHER didn't recognize her... I actually think this isn't really a big deal. It's just kinda sad on the mom's part, really.
Hi_I_am_Q 0
You're. dumb.