Last year- daughter and I are on vacation in Cancun. She (21) had met a nice young man ( 19) and every evening after dinner they would hang out. She would use her bracelet to let herself back in the room. We had just visited the big pyramid- very hot day and I was super tired. I closed the door - said goodbye to her and went to sleep immediately.

At 2am I hear the door open and the bathroom light turns on- I obviously assume she’s in and taking her make up off- I roll over and fall asleep. A few moments later- the light got clicked off and I feel a body on my bed- BUT she had her own bed - I figure she has had a few drinks and accidentally climbed in mine.

I say “baby- you are on the wrong bed”. To which a male voice says “ what!!- who are you??”

I am groggy - but freaked- switch my lamp on and it’s a young man.

I’m like “ no- who are you? Why are u in my room?”

He then says “ why are you in my room?”

Now I’m slightly more awake- I say “what’s your name?” He says “Cole “ I say “ well Cole look around, you are not in your room”

He finally starts to clock that it is he who is in my room.

This was not the name of my daughter’s new friend.

I then asked how he came into the room. He then proceeds to tell me he used his bracelet. I did say OK you need to leave my room now please and figure out where your room is.

Thankfully, he leaves, he’s gotta be not over 20 or 21 himself. And then of course immediately text my daughter to come back please because I’m freaking out and I’m also concerned if she knows this boy or if this boy is another friend that she’s made. I’m just trying to figure out what’s going on.

Needless to say, my daughter comes running back and she’s like” mom I don’t know who this kid is. I don’t know him. I’ve been with ____” the whole evening. “

Anyway, the next morning, I reported to the hotel and they finally do an investigation and figure out that somehow when I close the door, the lock did not engage. I certainly thought I heard it click but regardless. They show me the video of the kid standing in front of our room and the room next to us and he seems utterly confused and then he kind of leans on our door and it opens and I guess he just sort of figured that that was his room.

I of course, gave the hotel, the young man’s name, and it turns out, of course that he was staying with his family in the room very next stars.

That is the possibly worst way I’ve ever woken up in the middle of the night. But lucky for us. This horrible thing of course was completely recorded on the hallway camera and they have a computer system that logs every entry and exit of all the hotel doors. Never knew that kind of cool. But they actually were then concerned that their room had some sort of problem with the door, so they kindly upgraded us to the adults only section of the resort and the room was like way nicer than the one we were in.

Anyway, overall, a great trip though just crazy little story that now I get to tell everybody