As a Teenager, Did You Ever Consider Running Away From Home??
By artistry
@artistry (4151)
United States
8 responses
@reizhielle (206)
• Philippines
6 Feb 10
no.never..cause i know i cant handle my needs..
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@artistry (4151)
• United States
7 Feb 10
...Hi there reizhielle, Welcome to the ranch, it's a great place to have fun and to meet some nice people. Well, it sounds as if you had wisdom at a young age. I felt the same way, how would I take care of myself? My sister though, who is younger than I, did run away. She eventually came back, but not home. She got a job, and an apartment, she took care of her self from then on. She was braver than I was. Take care. Thanks for your response.
@artistry (4151)
• United States
13 Feb 10
....Hi reizhielle. You are welcome. That is nice that your family was protective of you. But also good that you listened to them. My sister is tough, but also very lucky, she eventually married her first love and they are still together, they just bought a house in Delaware for five hundred thousand dollars cash. So she came a long way from her teen years and did very well. Take good care.
@reizhielle (206)
• Philippines
9 Feb 10
tnx.well my brothers told me not to do things that i would regret in the future,also my father..they always said words of wisdom to me,cause i'm they say i'm their only princess..=)..oh well your sister is really tough..
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@usaflove08 (281)
• United States
19 Dec 09
Hello,
Yes ofcourse! I have!!! A long, long time ago ahhaha. Everytime I'd done something wrong and got in trouble I thought about that. But then I also thought about where am I going to end up and what's going to happen if I did run away, so ofcourse I just ended falling asleep while thinking about running away. Kids will always be kids and they never really think ahead or outcome of a situation.
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@artistry (4151)
• United States
19 Dec 09
...Hi usaflove08, Welcome to the ranch. Enjoy, it's fun here. Growing up is scary, you want to think you know whart is going on, but we usually didn't in many cases. WSe hate the restraints our parents put on us, but not until we are older do we realize, in most cases, it was for our benefit we were restrained. But it's all a part of maturation and growth. You are correct, youth is youth. You ;ook back and are thankful for all of it, and that you reached adulthood in some state of wholeness. Thanks for responding. Take care.
@cream97 (29085)
• United States
16 Feb 10
Hi, artistry. Yes, I have considered running away. And to be honest with you a couple of times, I did put this plan into action. I ran away from home because my grandma was just too strict on me. She would not let me do anything that normal teenagers used to do. I was not an irresponsible child. She was just so strict. She let my aunt fool her head up with all kinds of nonsense and garbage. My aunt would tell her how to rule her house. And my grandma would make rules based on what she told her. Mind you, that my aunt lived in another city about 45 to 55 minutes away from where we lived at.
So, I ran away because I felt like a prisoner. I have ran away and one time they did not know where I was at. I was safe. Even my friends knew where I was at, they were just covering for me. This happened about 12 years ago.. Before I ran away from home, I would talk myself out of it, until one day, I just had enough. I figured that the only way that I could become free is if I was to run away from home and leave to start me a new life.
So, I ran away because I felt like a prisoner. I have ran away and one time they did not know where I was at. I was safe. Even my friends knew where I was at, they were just covering for me. This happened about 12 years ago.. Before I ran away from home, I would talk myself out of it, until one day, I just had enough. I figured that the only way that I could become free is if I was to run away from home and leave to start me a new life.1 person likes this
@artistry (4151)
• United States
16 Feb 10
...Hi cream, Alright, now you give me a book to read and then when I am halfway through the book you take it away and I am left wondering what the heck happened after you ran away. Obvious you made out okay, but what happened? You are a lucky duck especially, as I am guessing here, you are a female?? Or are you a guy? You could have wound up in a world of trouble, but your angels watched over you. So please tell me the rest of the story. Thank you.
@happy6162 (3001)
• United States
20 Dec 09
No I never consider running away from hom when I was a teenager. My parents were a little strick but not were I wanted to run away. I did not want to have my parents worry about me and even when I was a teenager you never new what could happen if you were out on your own at that age.
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@artistry (4151)
• United States
20 Dec 09
...Hi happy, That was my thought, I did not know where I would go, you had no idea where you were going to get money. I was too chicken to up and just take off for places unknown. Life was a pain sometimes, but not enough for me to take off to
gosh knows where. One of my sisters had more nerve than I, she ran away to
New York of all places, but someone was nice enough to buy her a ticket back home.
But she made it on her own after that, getting a job and taking care of herself until she married a very nice guy. She was lucky or blessed or both. Thanks for responding. Take it easy.
@Fulltank (2882)
• Philippines
19 Dec 09
YES, many times during my younger years. Its not that my parents are not the parents I wanted to have but sometimes when anger, frustrations and envy comes to a teenagers mind, there's always the rebellion feeling that we wish we can go away from our family. But when the anger subsides, so thus the feeling and the guilt.
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@artistry (4151)
• United States
20 Dec 09
...Hi Fulltank, I think we all go through the strange up and down emotions of trying to grow up while still beng a child. It's scary and interestimg and full of moments of what if's all at once. You cry, you laugh, you want to be with people, you want to be alone, and then somewhere in time, you find your mind and your body are connecting themselves into one being. You find your way to yourself. Thanks for your response. Take care.
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
3 Apr 10
Well, i never had a thought, but my cousin did it. His father was so strict and he feels often that he is a teen and has no freedom for him to do his way. He rang me up and told goodbye nephew, am planning to move out. Later, we went to find him and finally got him home.
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@artistry (4151)
• United States
6 Apr 10
...Hi there besthope, Some of us as teenagers dealt with the strain of growing up, and tried to wait it out. Some of us didn't have the patience. My sister, who was next to me in age and younger, ran away with a girl friend to New York of all places. She managed to get back to the area where we were living, but did not come back home. She grew up fast, faster than I did, even though I was older. She got married and did well in life. But it could have turned out terribly in New York. I was too chicken to run away, where would I go was my thought? Good that you all went in search of your cousin, I hope he appreciated it. It's a cold world out there for a young person. Take care and thanks gor sharing.
@smileonstar (4007)
• United States
19 Dec 09
HI
I never think of running out of my house cuz the first thing I think about is my parents. I didn't want them to worry about me on something that is not too important. It is hard for some people but I have to work thing out
@artistry (4151)
• United States
19 Dec 09
......Hi smileonstar, You are very considerate, because parents do have a hard job trying to do the right thing in rearing children, and they worry even when you are grown, parents never completely stop worrying I don't believe. So it is a good thing that you think about the grief you would impose on your parents. Besides that, it is a dangerous world, and your safety is a factor as well. Take care. Keep on smiling. 
@ruchimom (280)
• Australia
19 Dec 09
Hehehehe
Yes I did,One my mom was very angry with me and I was so scared that I decided I wont come home,instead run awa directly from school.I confided in my cousin and she called up my mom saying that I had already gone
My mom was so upset and then I spoke to her on the phone and she was releived
We still remember that and laugh
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@artistry (4151)
• United States
19 Dec 09
.....Hi ruchimom, You laugh like a mischievous one. It sounds like it all turned out well and I am sure your mom was quite relieved that you came back home. It's a scary world. I remember when I graduated from high school, I thought to myself, well what now, I guess I have got to grow up. And little by little I did, getting a job and learning how to stay out of as much trouble as I could. I don't think it all comes together until you are around twenty-five or so. Maybe earlier for those who are more mature. Take it easy, thanks for your input.
