Today, after boarding my flight, the flight attendant looked at me and said that I had to sit elsewhere because I had to be over 14 to sit near the emergency exit. I'm 22. FML
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Today, I was supposed to fly home for my dad's funeral, but the woman in the seat next to me was so obese, her bulging flesh left absolutely no way for me to sit in my seat. I complained to the stewardess, who then forced me to leave the plane just for raising my voice in frustration. FML
Today, I was sitting on a plane waiting for everyone to get on. A cute guy around my age had the option of sitting next to me or an old guy. He gave me a horrified look and immediately sat next to the old man. I got to sit next to his mother. She evil eyed me the whole time. FML
Today, I was at the airport walking around, killing time. There was a man about twenty years older than me who kept on eyeballing me, and it really wasn't flattering. I get on the plane and guess who I get to sit next to. FML
Today, I found out that if I were 2 inches shorter, I would have to sit in a booster seat in the car. I'm about to turn 22. FML
Today, I was on a plane and a cute girl was getting ready to sit down beside me, but upon making eye contact, she asked to switch seats. FML
Today, at 17 years-old, I discovered how embarrassing it is to have your kid scream on a flight and how hard it is to calm them down. FML
Today, I wasn't allowed to fly. Again. Yesterday my flight was overbooked. Today I didn't have the yellow fever vaccine. Not once was this requirement mentioned. Nobody would believe me. Luckily, it turned out that this requirement did not apply to me. They realised this after the plane left. FML
Today, I went to the airport with my mom, who requested a wheelchair for me, since I have a broken leg. I'm 24. Embarrassed, I insisted I push myself around, instead of an airline assistant doing it. A few seconds later, I crash into the same airline assistant, who then falls back into my lap. FML
Today, my parents told me that due to my lacking height and weight, I legally have to sit in a booster seat in the car from now on. I'm nineteen. FML
Today, after years of wonderful flying experiences, I boarded a flight and took my seat only to find a baby sitting in front of me, behind me, and to the right of me, and across the aisle from me. All of whom decided to cry in unison. It was a 9-hour flight. FML
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Noelletakumi 36
I feel you, I've been pulled over twice on suspicion of being too young to drive...I'm almost 20.
RichardPencil 32
It sucks for you now, but when you’re 50, but look 30, you’ll go, “Oooooohhh, yeeeaaaah!”
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siggy_mcsigx 22
I feel you. I'm 24 and loads of people tell me "you look half that" - so, 12. But when I was in Japan, people thought I was 28+! So it's on them, not on me. Expectations are informed by culture...and c'mon people in their late-20s been playing high schoolers for decades. And white people just age horribly, usually, so I guess we're expected to look older. PS Sure I'll enjoy it when I'm like 35+ but for now I'm stuck struggling to assert myself as an adult to be taken seriously. There are pros and cons to everything.
RockPrincess26 16
How is this an FML? Just show her your ID. I'm pretty sure airline rules say that kids 15 or 16 and under aren't allowed to fly solo. You have to pay extra to be "baby sat" by them or additional crew of the airline. She would've been informed ahead of time and given the seat of the underaged passenger.
Catlover1130 14
I had the same thing happen to me when I was 20