Today, I flew my wife, myself and three kids to pay a surprise visit to my parents who were going to be alone for Christmas. When we arrived, we found out they decided to go on vacation. We have nowhere to go. FML
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Today, my parents, my two sisters and their significant others went on a vacation and dropped their children at my house without ever asking me. I'm single, live alone, and can barely make ends meet, and they know it. FML
Today, I was awakened by knocking on my door, only to find my parents standing there. Turns out, they booked two one-way tickets to visit me from another country. Their plan? I should scrap my upcoming 2-week vacation to hang out because they invested in this trip. Oh, and they didn't book a hotel. I'm 31. FML
Today, I decided to pay a surprise visit to my family after I got some work leave. I drove over and knocked on the door, and a young couple answered. Apparently, my entire family decided to move to Texas, and didn't bother to tell me. FML
Today, I went to visit my parents after 4 years of not seeing them. They'd moved without telling me. FML
Today, my parents invited all their kids and grandkids to join them on a vacation trip to the mountains; all their kids except me, that is. I'm not invited. But they did invite my ex-husband. And his new girlfriend. FML
Today, my parents left on a trip. I wanted to invite my girlfriend over for a few days so we could spend them together. Then my grandparents turn up, "just for a few days, until your parents return, so you won't be all alone in this big house." FML
Today, my parents tricked me by claiming we were going on holiday, but stopped at grandma"s first, "just to say hi", then left me there with my bags. They dumped me with grandma and went on holiday without me. FML
Today, I tried to surprise my parents by coming home from college for Spring Break. I arrived to find a dark house, with all the doors bolted shut. After calling them, I found out that they have gone on a vacation to Hawaii for a week. I am now locked out of my own house, with no where to stay. FML
Today, I wasn't able to reply to Facebook chat message immediately, so my friends planned a holiday and bought flights without me. FML
Today, my girlfriend's dad called to say she wasn't allowed to come with me on a three-day trip on New Year's. He waited until Christmas to say it, even though we booked and paid for the trip nearly a month ago. Now he ruined both holidays. FML
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Ellowise_fml 0
Maybe call first next time ;)
Mutantking 0
Great job planning. Hotel Christmas!
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Comments (50)
girlygirl666 0
Maybe they left because they found out you were coming?
anonymous_friend 0
If you've got nowhere to go, how did you post this?
Ariel881 0
Maybe he used his phone to post it.
Drayon 0
There are tons of ways to use the internet while not being in your own home.
cthulhu1138 1
That's one of the risks of making a surprise visit. Calling ahead to let the other person know you're coming usually much better. If you insist on keeping it a surprise, call your mother a few days in advance and try to ascertain her plans (just don't be too obvious about it).
Cheerbaby016 0
hahahahaha that suckss. It's called calling ahead just for that purpose.
Laxloverr24 0
a hotel perhaps?
MrCanoe 5
Maybe next time call before and ask something like "what are you guys doing this year?" so that you know weither or not their going anywhere. Also it would of been just as big of a surprise if you told them your coming for Christmas
skiddp 0
Did you ever think that the OP could have a pilot license and actually DID fly his family to visit his parents? No, you didn't, because you just wanted to criticize his grammar.
capthavoc123 0
You are a failure if you spent that much money on a surprise without at least knowing whether your parents were going to be home or not, especially in this economy. I seriously hope your family does not have any emergencies in the new year that the money you spent on the tickets could have been put towards. Of course, if something does happen, then I hope your wife has the good sense to leave you and take the kids for their own good, because you're clearly not intelligent enough to be a father.
ndiesal 0
Not a good idea to surprise someone that you have to fly to see. Surprises are nice, but it'd be better to surprise someone that lives like a short drive away...
me5 0
U sold your house?