Today, my family and I were coming back from a trip to the US. As we reached the border patrol we realized that we were one passport short. The border patrol lectured us for 30 minutes about how irresponsible we were for not realizing that they had forgotten to give us one of our passports back. FML
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Today, I was at the airport waiting for my flight when I realized I had forgotten my passport at home. I panicked, called my mom in a frenzy, only to realize I was holding my passport in my wallet the entire time. It was so embarrassing, and my mom will probably never let me forget it. FML
Today, I was crossing back over the Mexico-US border. My mother-in-law got out of the car to go to the bathroom, since traffic was horrible. Two hours of worrying sick later, turns out she crossed the border without telling me. FML
Today, my flight landed after a 12-hour trip, and I walked out of the airport without checking a single bag. Twenty minutes into my drive home, the airline called asking why I'd left my passport at immigration. FML
Today, we had movers come in to take all of our stuff as the final step to our move to the States. We have our flight scheduled for tomorrow evening. Thing is, they accidentally took my carry-on bag without my knowledge. In that carry-on there was a little something called a passport. FML
Today, I was heading out for my flight to Australia. I'd put a padlock on my luggage to keep my wallet and passport safe, only to realize way too late that I'd left the key at home. I couldn't get at my passport and ended up missing my flight and my whole vacation along with it. 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
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 was unable to go on my dream vacation because I thought I'd lost my passport. Feeling incredibly stupid, I had no choice but to watch my plane depart without me. Shortly after, my brother handed me passport, saying that since I wasn't going on my trip, I could use my refund to pay for his cat's surgery. My trip was non-refundable. 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, I was proud of myself for remembering my wallet, keys and phone before leaving for the airport. I got all the way to security before realizing I’d left my passport on the kitchen table, right next to the travel mug I also forgot to bring. FML
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barlessprison 16
Both parties were at fault. They should have been more thorough in their work and you should have checked to make sure all the passports were there before moving off. FYL & YDI.
Manon_fml 2
#4, you obviously have no idea what US border patrol is like. If you walk away from them while htey're talking to you, they'll take you away, interrogate you, stripsearch you & basically treat you like a terrorist
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Comments (78)
greenfairy0 0
definitely your fault...why didn't you check that you had your passport before you left the border patrol?
picturetaker 0
FYL. passports take weeks to get in the mail.
jessiejamesp 11
You can get a new passport in 24 hours if you pay a rush fee
epicFAIL_Sometim 0
YDI for being filthy non-Americans
NobodysLover 0
Holy crap wats wrong with you You racist bastard
that_guy321 2
#21 that's not really racism, more ethnocentrism but anyways, this is a pretty poorly worded FML it should read "coming back from a trip, to the US" how it is implies that they live outside the US and had a trip to it, which obviously isn't the case, as they say they are from New York. Also, i'm not too sure about how real this FML is. Wouldn't you be going through Customs? Unless you went to Canada... But who would go there? Also, it said "as you reached Border Control.." which implies that you forgot one of them somewhere, not that you had already handed them your passports so this is either fake, or very, very poorly worded.
picklejuice2 0
what do you mean who would go to canada? the OP may have relatives there or something. unless i read your comment wrong. sorry in advance
iambatman123 0
YDI for having poor grammar. :)
littlemisslee 0
that's not border patrol. my husband is a border patrol agent. you were dealing with border customs, a whole different sector. border customs deals with travelers, border patrol deals with those trying to come here illegally, or catch someone jumping the fence or saw holes in it. just wanted to let you know.
SunshinePants 0
RE: #25, I'm sorry to be blunt, but we don't care.
anniebananie 3
Speak for yourself, Miss SunshinePants.
FarSide 23
Leave her the **** alone you two douchbags. Allowing misinformation to continue makes people unnecessarily stupid. Its not the same as correcting grammar. If you too want to remain stupid and believe wrong info, please go ahead. Bet both of supported your President too, eh?
skullbuster 0
@Farside - Annie is usually a huge douchebag but not in this case, so leave her alone. She was supporting littlemisslee and her attempt to thwart misinformation concerning border staff roles and responsibilities. And leave SunshinePants alone too - because she was only saying what so many here were thinking.
anniebananie 3
LOL skullbuster, thank you!
farhil 14
yeah, I agree with you, but fmylife isn't the place to do it. everone oviously understood
ydi4commenting 0
#39, they were coming back to the US from a trip. Please finish elementary school before commenting.
cxal_fml 0
#40, As a person who has an elementary teaching degree I can tell you that you are the one who needs to read before commenting. The OP wrote, "coming back FROM A TRIP TO the US." There is only one correct interpretation of that sentence - it leaves no doubt that the trip was TO THE US.
Lisa_Emily 0
Worst fml
iloveblackshirt6 0
FML really needs a bullshit button.
elchapin562 0
howd ya'll get the passport back?
airplanefood 0
Haha, this comment made me laugh/smile. All of the other comments are filled with trolls and malice and YDIs, yet your comment had a refreshing innocence to it and general concern. You must be a nice guy. OP, I don't see what's wrong with them lecturing you when it WAS your fault for not making sure you received all of them back. 30 minutes is a bit much but some good came out of it - now you'll NEVER leave your passport behind.
darkshadow_fml 0
Today I wasted 10 seconds of my life reading this and another 20 leaving a comment on this stupid fml FML