Today, the day before my wife and I leave for our 1 year anniversary trip, I realized my passport expires in 2014, not 2015. Instead of a week's stay at an all-inclusive resort in the Dominican Republic, we'll be spending three days in Louisville. Three angry days in Louisville. FML
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Today, after months of planning and saving for our honeymoon in Italy, my wife and I were turned away at the airport because my passport only has a month until it expires, even though it's only a five-day trip. FML
Today, my husband told me that he can't find his passport. We're supposed to be leaving for Prague in two days. He's known about the trip for months. It was the anniversary vacation that was going to help our frayed relationship. Now my money is going to a hotel in Prague, but I'm not. 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 airport to start the amazing 3 week vacation in Costa Rica that I've been saving for and planning for more than a year. They wouldn't let me on the plane because my passport expires in less than 6 months. FML
Today, I woke up excited for my trip to Jamaica with my friends. We went to the airport, and I gave them my passport to check in. They gave it back. It had expired three weeks ago. I watched my friends board the plane while I'm stuck in the city. FML
Today, after cancelling work, arguing with my family, scrambling to pack my bags, speeding to the airport and filling in immigration forms to fly out to have a much needed holiday, I wasn't allowed to check in. My passport has less than 6 months away from expiration on it. Yes, that's a thing, apparently. FML
Today, after we got married five months ago, my wife and I planned a trip to France and Spain as a honeymoon. We’re supposed to be leaving on Saturday. She just told me last night, “I am so not looking forward to the trip.” FML
Today, my in-laws decided they were going to stay an extra week during our vacation to Dominican Republic next year. This would be fine, if we weren't travelling for our destination wedding, and the extra week wasn't our honeymoon. They are literally joining us on our honeymoon. FML
Today, I finally received my passport. Too bad my flight to Italy left last week. FML
Today, I went with my girlfriend to the airport for some much needed vacation time. We arrived on time but were stopped at the gate when they told me I didn't have the right passport. The plane left without me. My girlfriend did too. FML
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uniformed 13
You know what they way procrastination is like ************ feels good while you're doing it but in the end you are just ******* yourself.
littlesarahxo 30
If I was your wife I would definitely be going to the Dominican Republic by myself!
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Comments (108)
Drapoon103100 12
Always check your passport 100+ times, especially if there is a wife/girlfriend that can get angry. Angry wives/girlfriends kill people. Let's not kill people.
MrDonSalvetti 27
YDI for not looking properly on your passport when it expires! That's the first thing you've to know, when you want to go abroad! F**k your wife's life instead.
grtfuldeadlovr 27
Typical male
PenguinBitch 44
Hush and make me a sammich.
chinaski7628 32
Both of you make me sad.
chill99 15
YDI - You can always get a passport in 24 hours (we did it because we made the same stupid mistake before my sister's wedding in Europe that my kids were in). You have to pay a ridiculous amount of money for it (they literally fly it to DC to be walked through the system), but can be done and is worth the effort. But you didn't make the effort so you deserve the consequences.
Zomg_Okay 27
You're assuming OP has "a ridiculous amount of money" to pay for that.
evilamoebaattack 20
the OP *is* going to the DR for a nice vacation, i assume money won't be an issue
lulinator 40
And I highly doubt the trip to the Dominican is refundable. Might as well suck up a few hundred extra to not lose out on thousands.
brand125 17
just because you can afford to go on a trip doesnt mean you have tons of money, they could have just saved enough
chill99 15
If you don't have money to fix your problems then doublecheck your passport and don't make stupid mistakes. No sympathy. If it's important, then fix it or don't complain on a public forum about your wife being mad at you for being sloppy. No patience for whiners.
JustStella 28
55- You do realize this is FML, right? People come here specifically to complain. Whining is part of the deal.
germanballs 8
So renew your passport and go. Not rocket science.
meli1195 31
Because it's soooo easy. Some places dont give refunds or aren't flexible with changing dates
brand125 17
18 - where i am it takes a few weeks to get your passport, probably the same deal with op. not rocket science but i think you missed the point
sweetbliss3 37
I'm confused. it's only September and there's 3 months of 2014 left. does it take longer than that to get a passport?
brand125 17
63 - now im even more confused, what does that have to do with anything? it never said the end of 2014 was when it expires, no month was specified so it had to be earlier in the year since the "trip" already happened, meaning it was expired before the date they were suppose to leave for the vacation... which you know when you read the fml...
worldclassrager 41
Quickly go and get a new one and maybe push the trip forward a bit...it really only takes a couple weeks (at least mine did) to arrive...
Scarylizard1798 23
Bet the wife isn't too happy
pitapizzaparty 18
Go to Puerto rico :D if ur from the US theres no passport required !!! Lovely place
marcranger 29
If I'd been your wife, OP, I would've cheerfully waved goodbye as you dropped me and my unexpired passport off at the airport and promised to send a postcard. YDI.
Aero_x 21
Dominican Republic is way better than Louisville...but I've been to Louisville before and I love it! If you think it is so bad, at least it is only 3 days ^^