Imagine you are heading to the airport with your family, and your name shows up on the terror watch list. The federal government says you can fly if you show 3 forms of identification and fill out a form. Inconvenient, yes, if you are 4 years old, impossible. That is what Edward Allen and his family ran into this week.

Edward Allen’s parents say there is no way their son’s a terrorist. He doesn’t own a gun and has no allegiance to a foreign government. On top of that, he’s only four years old.

And by all accounts, Edward is a typical four-year-old child.

“He loves to play. He loves to watch cartoons, ride his bike,” said his father, Cedric.

But one thing he’s not, says Cedric, is a terrorist.

It all started on a recent flight out of Bush Intercontinental. That’s when mom, Sijollie Allen, was stopped at the ticket counter and told she couldn’t board the plane.

“They just said, ‘You’re on the list’ and that’s why I had to get clarity,” she said. “I asked if we’re both on the list. They said, ‘No, you’re not on the list. He (Edward) is.’” via abc13.com.