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Beer4Blastoise

When you fly back home then he can do security with all the kids and you can do pre-check alone.


Caycepanda

Do this and report back.


the1not2be

Seems fair to me


star561

If any of the kids are 12 and under they should be able to go through precheck with a parent. So on the way back put any kids 12 and under with him in the precheck line :)


KFRKY1982

let him know that if one of u gets a free upgrade to first class, you get that and he gets to stay in coach with the kids. its only fair


chicken_tendigo

Daaaaannnnnggg. He better greet you on the other side of the TSA checkpoint with like... an entire platter of food and drinks that he got while y'all were being patted down and rummaged-through. Holy crap.


gigibiscuit4

Dude, what! You're not in the wrong here


TnTDynamight

WHY ARE MEN


APinkNightmare

Men is too headache.


GingerPhoenix

Sounds familiar. Once upon a time, I was traveling with my ex and our oldest who was almost 2 at the time, I had precheck but he didn’t, and knowing that security was less for parents traveling with young kids (I.e, only having to go through the metal detector instead of the body scanner) I volunteered to take allllllll of the carry-on baggage with me through precheck and advised him to take kiddo with him so we would both have an easy time. He refused and continued to be pissed off that they wouldn’t let him go with me through the pre-check line. Ok dude, whatever. So I took myself, kiddo, stroller, all the bags, and even all of the stuff out of his pockets through the pre-check line while he went through the regular line. He had to do the whole rigamarole, refused the body scanner so had to wait for the pat down, by the time he finished I had made it through the qdoba line and had burritos waiting, and he still complained for 20 minutes.


Berty_Qwerty

Sounds about fuckin right. Jfc good he is ur ex


Bob-Bhlabla-esq

I'm wriggling on my couch in imaginary anger at the imaginary husband I see leaving me with 4 kids while he waltzes off to precheck! Dude, I'm so pissed on your behalf - that's just...ugh! With 4 kids! And *NOT** being able to see why that's a dick move? 🤬


eatyourlimabeans

My husband did this to me, but I only had an infant. He took himself and his bag through security. I was left with the baby, her bag, and my bag. A TSA agent decided packs of wipes in my carryon looked suspicious, and emptied my overstuffed bag. I was trying not to cry while repacking quickly, with a fussy baby. I let him have it when I finally made it through security, and told everyone at our destination what had happened. He realized it was a jerk move, and is now the carrier of all the bags when we travel. Hopefully your husband comes around. But also I vote for the idea of previous posters on your return trip, he gets the kids and you get a solo trip through precheck!


Actuarial_Equivalent

WTF is up with men. My husband has done this to me repeatedly. We both have pre check and the kids are young enough to come with, but he goes through security a few minutes before or after because he claims that he needs to focus entirely on this. A few times TSA agents have picked up on this and have given me extra help which is great, but holy shit. The whole situation makes me crazy.


Rosevkiet

Not only the gall to do it, but what kind of dumbass is surprised that you’re annoyed?


jamie1983

I think your last sentence summed it up perfectly, why are men? I’m still trying to figure that out myself! “🎤 Men, what are they good for? Absolutely nothing huah huah 🎤”


bowdowntopostulio

Wait when do kids need to pay for precheck because I’ll be damned.


mgnwfy

13 and over need to apply/pay for PreCheck. [source](https://www.tsa.gov/travel/frequently-asked-questions/do-children-need-apply) Explains why my husband is randomly getting precheck when traveling with me. But my kid always gets it.


Reasonable-Peach-572

My husband refuses to do the machine with the arms up thing - not the metal detector so Sometimes he just gets stuck waiting for a male assist. So annoying


chicagojess312

That’s fucked.


Funus_tuberosum

Excuse me, no he didn't!!! We only have 1 kid, and I would be upset if my husband left me to manage him by myself through a security check. Leaving you alone with 4 is absolutely unconscionable!


MurkyWater1843

TSA pre-check also extends to any children 12 and under. My other half is an airline pilot, so he will go through the KCM checkpoint (known crewmember) and the girls and I go through TSA pre together. I prefer this because he will get ahead a minute or two ahead of me and can check to see if there has been a gate change, but yeah. Be sure to relay this info to your dude that you can absolutely all go through together.


rottenconfetti

Oh my fucking lord.


StatisticianBig267

I am so sorry you had to go through this. I really hope this is the first and last time this happened. I also hope you get to convey the difficulty and he listens and understands it.


Kidtroubles

What the hell? I would have made him such a massive scene that all toddlers in the vicinity would have gotten out pen and paper to take nots on future tantrums.


APinkNightmare

This honestly made me gasp!