Today, at the supermarket, a woman came up to me and said I looked just like her son, who was killed in Afghanistan. She tearfully asked if she could hug me "one last time." It was a little weird, but I let her. Ten minutes later, at the checkout, I realized she'd pickpocketed my wallet. 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 walking down the street, when a little old lady bumped into me and fell over. I helped her up and she thanked me for being "such a nice young man". It was only an hour later as I was in line at the store that I realized she'd pickpocketed my wallet. FML
Today, I met my biological mother for the first time. She stole my wallet. FML
Today, at the supermarket, an old lady asked for directions to the produce aisle. Having read way too many stories lately on this very site about awful elderly folks, I was wary, but helped her out. She gave me an awkward hug in thanks, lifting my wallet in the process, as I later found out. FML
Today, at the local mini-mart, I saw an old friend from high school and decided to surprise her with a hug from behind. Turns out, it wasn't her. It was a complete stranger who screamed, then whacked me with her purse. Now I’m banned from the shop. FML
Today, I stopped to replace a stuffed bear that had fallen from a small memorial for a girl killed nearby. Her mom happened to walk by and thought I was stealing it. She hit me with her purse. FML
Today, in a bustling store, a woman waved at me. I didn’t recognize her but waved back enthusiastically and approached her. She frowned and said, “I was waving at my daughter.” Her daughter was behind me. A store clerk saw the whole thing and said, “Happens a lot to lonely people.” FML
Today, after my 5-year-old finally got over his grandmother's death, we went to a store and saw a lady that looked exactly like her. She came up to us asking if we saw her grandson; I can't get my son to stop freaking out. FML
Today, I bumped into a man on the street. I apologized and he picked up his wallet. To clear the awkward silence, I pointed out that his wallet looked like mine. It wasn't until I was on the next street that I realized it was my wallet. FML
Today, my girlfriend broke up with me. She came over to see me one last time. We hugged for minutes and cried; it was a touching moment. Just after she left, I realized my wallet that I had on the table beside us was gone. FML
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amanda182 19
Wow, she is good.
hellnosucka 27
I'm both impressed and concerned. mostly impressed though.
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bayy1432 14
That's brtual. Some people just make me sick.
ricardof 19
tell me about it
ILikeKoalas 24
That is some grade A thievery right there.
hoosiergirl94 31
You should have told her no
KK3137 31
Hindsight is 20/20, I'm sure in the moment OP was just being a nice guy.
yellowzinnias 20
This is a scam that was very common during Vietnam, and has been recycled recently. Another twist is, after she hugs her "son's" doppelganger, she'll ask if he'll indulge her and call her mom. If he will, she sticks close while shopping and then at the checkout she asks if she can go first, usually "so I don't have to watch my son walk away again." She'll find a way to distract him, ("Did you drop that?") and then tell the cashier he's her son and will pay for her groceries with his. Then, she waves and says, "Bye son!" Often, the victims reply, "Bye mom!" And voila, he ends up paying for the schemer's groceries.
feven 32
I watched a video just like this in Spanish class. It actually makes more sense now when you explain it in plain English lol
more4me 27
FFS that is unbelievably cruel. Thanks for explaining the scam.
Enkeria 30
This is why I keep my money and phone in my bra. Lol. I'll notice if someone is trying to pickpocket me.
laden_swallow09 34
Great. Now I have to go fit myself for a bra.
nitemastr15 17
I just keep mine in my front pocket. hardwr to get it out without feeling it.
Schrypt 15
Keeping your phone in your bra can cause breast cancer. Tiny radiation can still do horrible things :/
Enkeria 30
I've been doing it since I was 13. I'm 22 now. I think I'm fine. :)
thewife5 19
We all love your boob sweat. Nasty!!
bnbhimp 10
Simply wearing a bra can cause breast cancer. It constricts blood vessels and allows toxins to build up.
Enkeria 30
#98, that will only happen with ill-fitting bras. I wear proper fitted bras so I'm not too worried.
Enkeria 30
Also #74, I've already had radiation treatement for other things which is why I stated what I did. I'm fine.
CommentKing207 23
Great name, bad luck. Supermarkets usually have cameras though so I bet something could be solved. Sorry about the wallet OP.
mustangbravo 27
I saw that coming. Heard many a story just like this.
feven 32
I watched a video in Spanish class where a woman did something just like this except she had the cashier convinced that the man was her son so that he would pay for him. Something like that.
igg125 30
Now she knows where you live at.
flyingmind_fml 17
it's a pretty old trick though an old women's tears can still be convincing and pathetic !!