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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Top comments
Ellowise_fml 0
Maybe call first next time ;)
Mutantking 0
Great job planning. Hotel Christmas!
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Comments (50)
AmbrosiaFan 19
First thing one does when its a surprise, and deals with a long distance travel, is to ensure that they will be there during that time. If not, then you don't have to travel.
shannonNZ 0
Come on! Kiwi's know everyone. Sure you had somewhere to stay :)
TheZarola 10
Why would you FLY somewhere to surprise someone? Driving somewhere within a reasonable distance I can understand. But flying? Total YDI.
b_rad_fml 4
You were going to be dropping five people unannounced on your parents' doorstep for Christmas? I hope you were also going to be leaving a monetary donation when you left... But YDI
ManBroSkiGirl 10
To all you who said he deserved it, it's a nice thing to do. Espescially on holidays! If they expect a phone call then shouldn't he expect one from hid parents telling him about their vacation? People need to think if others sometimes.
lzmo 20
You're username :)
Comoke1024 19
He is not username!
ErinPinelli 24
gatorgirl7563 22
Sorry but YDI for not calling just to casually ask them what their plans for Christmas were. It was a nice gesture, though.
fantasyworld 39
I would have called to see what their plans were plus you're dropping five people in on them that need to be fed.
AngelicaSmith 12
Should have called ahead, like the rest of the world