Weirdest Reason For AFK?

[La_Dava]

Kids are a full time job, when they sleep is when you get to do things. Same when they are at school or other activities only free time you get, most parents take advantage of that time to relax or do fun things.

Yep, I was about to say the same. This is also my case and you can't prevent when they are going to wake up in the middle of the night...

[AppropriateName8544]

Yep, I was about to say the same. This is also my case and you can't prevent when they are going to wake up in the middle of the night...

^THIS. My kid is 1 month, and he's waking up really randomly, and many times when I'm in the middle of a boss fight. I try not to quit when that happens, but life has its priorities.

[Comicbookguy]

I always see people go afk saying, My kids woke up or I have to go pick my kids up. I mean tbh if I had kids I would not be spending tons of time on a game, I would spend it with my kids.

You obviously don't have a lot of kids...

[SoulKhan]

Hard to have kids when women cheat on ya, All the good women are taken.

[Jaine]

Hard to have kids when women cheat on ya, All the good women are taken.

Not all of us are.

[Knownot]

Not so much the AFK message but what followed:

"BRB. Going to the bathroom"
"Have fun!"

[Kinseykinz]

I always see people go afk saying, My kids woke up or I have to go pick my kids up. I mean tbh if I had kids I would not be spending tons of time on a game, I would spend it with my kids.

Ummm... It's midnight, my 3 year old is sleeping right now...is it okay if I play?

Which is WHY, by the way you get parents, responsible ones at that, saying 'sorry gotta go AFK kiddo needs me' because well Kiddo wasn't supposed to need me, which is why in my free time (parents still have that ya know) I logged into a game to relax...but she now just suddenly and unexpectedly woke up at 11pm 3 hours into her bedtime with a fever. And being the responsible parent,and gamer, I politely tell you why I need to afk, and attend to my sick child...or scared child (bad dream)...or my child who had an accident because she's learning to go through the night...and why I don't ignore my child who needs me to play a video game.

On topic I did once accidentally type in FC chat:
/fc guys gonna be afk for a bit, be back later
and then meant to /t my hubby who also plays
/t nookie break?
...but instead mt'd it with his name and the question in FC right afterwards

[Jessikia]

I always see people go afk saying, My kids woke up or I have to go pick my kids up. I mean tbh if I had kids I would not be spending tons of time on a game, I would spend it with my kids.

Try saying that again when you actually have kids! I have a 12 year old Autistic son and believe me at the end of the day I look forward to relaxing on FFXIV and having some ME time

[Reiterpallasch]

if I had kids

You obviously don't have a lot of kids...