have you ever run away from your parents as a child?

The only time I've ever run away from home was when I was around 8 years old. I got into an argument with my mum, packed a small suitcase and told my mum that i was running away, hoping to scare her. My plan failed. My mum didn't get scared, instead, she told me that she didn't really care. Annoyed that my plan had backfired, i walked out the front door. It was then that i realised i had nowhere to go, so I hid im my back garden for about five minutes before asking to go back inside.

If they call the police and a search is put out for you, you might be held accountable for "wasting their resources" and whatnot. I disappeared for 4 days when I was 19 because my father was abusive and all I did was leave a note saying something like "Be back in a few days, I'm fine".

I was very attached to my parents as a child. Thoughts of running away never really entered my mind. Sometimes children will say they want to run away because they are angry over a situation. they don't always mean it. I guess i never thought of running away as a solution.

yeah! i did that many times because my parents does not want me to go any where, they don't let me to go with my friends. i has to stay always with them i even don't get time to meet my boyfriend also. so i use to go away without permission. i feel better when i go away than i enjoy a lot and i feel more comfortable being out rather than being with my parents.

This may sound strange...I ran away when I was an adult...believe me...all the time being accused of being a burden when I was not earning...and being accused of being bringing home blood money when I finally started earning the "other" way....

I have thought that run away my home and my parents once ,but I repent my choose when I really have left home and my parents. My parents is older than before ,I should take care my parents at home ,instead of going to a distant place.

I did attempt to run away from my parents as a child. I tried several time. However, I have to admit that I never really succeeded.

i never tried to run away from home even though they are strict to me specially while i was still studying. i understand why they need to do it. besides when i graduate they already let me go and live alone specially when i already got job. its just for my own sake i know. no need for me to leave my home coz i know they love me and i know they just want to protect me.

I've felt like this a few times, but everything tends to get better before it gets worse.

I have never done this but my sister did it. She did this because my parents wants her to get married with one of our neighbor boy but my sister is already in love with someone. My father is really stick he don't care what we want to do. My sister also really loves her boyfriend and she don't know the boy arranged by my father so she ran away with her boyfriend without informing to parents.

I have also not done such thing when I am with my parent because I love my parent as they always care me .Where ever I go and they always concern weather I am taking food regularly and I can't leave my parent.Being a child we should not hurt our by doing unnecessary thing.

Well when i was young i tried to run away from home, all the time i use to stay at home and my mother not allow me to go out side. when my mom go to friends house i use to call my friend and we use to roam here and there at last when i reach at home, my mother use to bit me and scold me a lots but i never use to keep in my mind because as being a mother, she have a responsibility to look after the child and to my family. So, just know i am grown up, i am reg rate a lot because there is a reason to scold and bit me, its all about me.

I do have experience on it. When I was young , one day my mother scold me and my sister because we return late at home from school. She start to shout at us and we ran away from home when she went to toilet. We went to forest, Our parent were so desperate and was worried. Everyone searched us. They were searching everywhere, we return back and looked from far distance and saw everyone was putting question to each other. suddenly my mom saw us and called us, we promised her not to scold again.

Yes,I have one time for that.In my memory,I feel very wronged that time,I think my mother isn't concerned me at all.So I come out alone,and fool around with our village,didn't go home.Until get dark,I also didn't go home,and then my famliy began to search me.At last,they succeeded in finding me at our basketball court in our village,and take me home. Then they let me have the dinner and washing.My mother asked me why I go out. I feel very wronged and said you didn't love me at all.But when I said out I feel comfortable.

When I was a teenager I tried to run away. I told my mom I was taking the dog for a walk. It was in the middle of winter in Alaska. It was freezing outside. I took my rottweiler outside for her walk and we got to the end of the road and then I stopped. I started to think I don't have any money for food and I don't have a place to stay I guess I'll go home, and I did. I ran away cause my mother growing up never listened to me, I always had to talk to my friends and they didn't always give the best results for answers. Teens run away in frustration and they need their parents to talk to them, not the parents saying" I'm busy". I hated that.

My younger brother has also done such things several times. He left home just because he was afraid he would be beaten by my uncles. Most of the times he left just because he had done something wrong and avoid being punished. I think my unlce should partially liable for the run away, he should change the way to teach my younger brother.

I did it many times because my life at home was a living hell. I think for all children that run away there is a deeper root to the problem. A lot of people see runaway children as problem kids but as far as I can see it half the time that is so far from the truth.

I grew up in a nice home, with loving (but kind of strict) parents. I never really ran away and went missing. But I do like and make up some excuse, and I'd be gone for days at a time. "I'm going to stay at a friend's place." In reality, I fly to other countries or cities for fun. I've done this several times, not because I don't like my parents or because they wouldn't allow me or anything... I guess I just like adventure and having a secret life.