Today, after sending in my passport application for a trip to Paris, I got a letter from the state department saying despite them having my original birth certificate, I don't exist. Upon calling them, I was told that it only proves I'm a citizen, not that I exist. I pay taxes and have a mortgage. FML
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Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, after 3 months of job hunting, I finally got a job. But now my birth certificate and social security card are somehow lost, and I can't start until I let them see a copy. FML
Today, because of my mom going on a drunken adventure, I now have a FBI file. I'm Canadian and my birth certificate proves I wasn't even alive when she pulled this stuff. FML
Today, I realized that I'm on the top of not having my drivers license/ state ID (I was submitting my taxes and needed it) I also threw away my brand new passport because I thought it was trash in my boyfriends car. FML
Today, I found out that my passport expired two days ago, two days before my first vacation abroad. I only found out when the airline employee scanned it at check-in, looked at me with sympathy, and said, "I don't think you're going anywhere today." My friends are currently posting beach photos while I'm filling out passport renewal forms. FML
Today, I went to the bank to open an account. It took hours for them to tell me that I needed my driver's license, passport, and residency paper. I returned with the documents. They then said that they couldn't help me. FML
Today, I found out that I have been declared dead by my credit card company in England because I haven't used it since I moved to Thailand last year. I will need three witnesses to convince them that I'm actually alive. FML
Today, I had to get out my birth certificate to prove to my dad that today is my birthday. This has happened before. FML
Today, I learned my application for resuming my citizenship in my home country (Australia) after being abroad for almost 12 years is being denied based on bureaucratic bullshit, and I'm going to be sent away to a country (USA), where I have no family or support, to be homeless and without the above. FML
Today, I went to go get my driver's license, only to be told that I need a copy of my birth certificate. In order to get the copy of my birth certificate, I need a driver's license or my passport. In order to get a passport, I need a copy of my birth certificate or a drivers license. I have none. FML
Today, the passport office informed me I won't get my passport in time to go on holidays. However, they took the money for the passport out of my account 2 months ago, causing me to go overdrawn, and not pay my travel insurance. The same insurance I needed to get the cost of the holiday back. FML
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Top comments
gracehi 33
Apparently your existence has been shut down too.
Kheasus 8
well that's one way to be off the grid...
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Comments (135)
CantTouch 9
Tell them you think, therefore you are.
spyder_2172 6
Well you just listed the first two things I would stop paying, seeing as you don't exist. And i'm pretty sure you can take that paper to court and get out of pretty much any trouble.
duma191 21
you will sort it out eventually. I didn't exist for the first nine years of my life because of a hospital computer glitch but I'm okay now.
sengmeng 4
So the birthers were wrong... Obama IS a citizen, he just doesn't exist.
amyd515 3
I think it's time to seek legal assistance OP.
GAMERZxxHD 25
It must be because of the Government Shutdown. :/ Sorry about that OP!
beautifulsoul89 11
I worked for passport information center before and they are soo crooked. I'm sorry to hear about this, you know how dumb the government really is!!! Just call the information center and speak to someone higher, like a manager to get correct information on what you need to get your passport!!! Good luck
Austin1M6 2
this should demonstrate how "efficient" our government. we need small govt.!!
BrotherPhil 35
But there aren't enough people to find OP now.
Audem_fml 27
Sorry for you OP. Paris isn't that pretty anyway if that comforts you
silassteel 2
What would René Descartes do in this situation?
Vanillanougat 14
Tell OP to think for themselves, probably.