Need some info about "running away"

You're right,I'm sorry I didn't kiss your ass like the others.

 

um find a nice commune...they usually take in any one...and eventually, it will open doors to many cool places to go!!!

 

You really should try it.

 

why do you want to run away anyway? is it really that awful at home?? i have considered running away too but i have never done it because i know i would be too afraid on my own. i would miss my grandparents and my brother and sister who i love the most. i would miss my best friends and my boyfriend. the world is a scary place sometimes and i know that i couldnt go through with it on my own.
if you are going to run away, dont go alone. safety in numbers.
good luck
Ellie
xxxx

 

O.K.,but would you take off the dirty diaper first.
P.S. Why haven't you left yet?

 

Didn't you read my other post? I got my parents permission, and plans are that I am leaving after Christmas.

 

i ran away once, best thing you could do is get some connections with someone in the area to where ur going to, and live off of them for a while

but thats a running away scenario
i know youi dont want me to talk you out of it but when i ran away dude
it sucked
i was hungry all the time, i couldent stop thinking about how my parents were doing
if you want adivice from someone whos done it before, dont do it

otherwise if ur in california San Diego seems like a good place to hide out

 

I think people have given you lot's of info which is pretty suportive in my opinion. FOr those of us who are a little older and have made it through the teen years and had a little experience, we see some of these things clearer. Yes your boyfriend can get arrested for kidnapping because you are a minor. Yes by crossing state lines that can become a federal matter involving the FBI. You may feel restricted in you current situation, but you are only 16, sounds like you still care for your parents/family. in 2 years you will be on your own free to do whatever you like and you won't be looking over your shoulder for the rest of your life. Plus, while there are many people who would be helpful on the streets, there are many bad people out there who will take advantage of you. Don't throw your life away.
Sorry didn't read all the way through, but even with their permission, I would check the laws of where you are going cause in most states your relationship is illegal and grounds for your boyfriend's arrest. I could care either way, but think things through.
Peace Love and Light

 

hmmm cant you just wait a few years, everything will be so much easier for you....

Anyway, do understand how selfinsh and immature it is to run away and leave no trace that you are even alive. YOur parents are totally going to stop living their lives ... like major unfinished business. They'll never know if you are dead or alive, or if they should stop looking or keep going... or anything.

 

"She's Leaving Home" Beatles. V.F. is hittin' the bricks after Christmas w/ her parents' blessing,let's bid her well.Adios,chickie.

 

If it's going to happen,it's going to happen.I'm glad you're not alienating your parents or yourself for that matter and I really do want to wish you good.

 

Gate,ya ol' softy

 

Let's keep that our secret.

 

People are dieng everyday of A.I.D.s and starvation in South Africa, people here in America are too mentally ill to support themselves, and are yet not taken into mental institutions for lack of funds or family support, so they end up homeless out in the cold rain, sleeping in an allyway, but no, you're oppressed. Your strife is just too much to handle, being that you're a 16-year old, probably fairly well-off young kid. I know this isn't constructive, but it wasn't meant to be.

Think about how trite and meaningless your words are to someone suffering real oppression. Refugees from Serbia lose their kids to pneumonia and starvation when they're thrown out of their homes to walk aimlessly through the country-side in search of something, anything, and yet you're just much too oppressed, right? I'm generally a pretty nice guy, but I'd slap you silly if I knew you. I'd slap you until some sense came into that confused teenaged head of yours, and you realized just how much you're given everyday. Don't ever think you're oppressed until you take a mile-long walk in someone else's shoes. I was just how you are now until I stayed in Eastern Europe and saw the atrocities of this planet. Things aren't safe, warm and cushy all over the world. You really need to wake up, that's my suggestion.

By the way, I see a lot of people on this thread saying that living an adult life in America is really tough. Exactly what planet are you living on? It's not that tough to pay the water, A.C., electric and cable bills. I've lived on my own for 2 years and find it to be fairly easy. I guess a trip to a third-world country would help put things in perspective for the folks around here in the states. We are babied, plainly and simply. You can get whatever you want and usually, depending on the size of your city, you can get that stuff at midnight. When I lived in New York I could go out and buy materials for making s'mores, a new guitar, a new computer game and a Wendy's big bacon classic all in about an hour trip. We're not oppressed, and things are not at all difficult here. Pretty much anything you need you can get - you name it, we've got it.

 

haha...funny you mentioned this song. a while back i was considering running away but everytime i thought about it that song popped up in my head and i just couldn't do it. what did your parents do to make you wanna run away?

 

I wish you the best I have had those thoughts as a young person And I can say I am happy I didnt do it. It's a lonely world out there with no family Take care and I hope all works out for you!

 

It depends on your problems. Slapping isnt the answer either, Violence has never solved a problem it creates anger and fear. and you talk about the other plights across the world what about starting here first Yahoo

 

Yah, music man, living on yer own for 2 years just means you are fortunate. The biggest ordeal you ever went thru is getting caught jerking yourself. Make sure you wash your hands before slapping this young girl. You think you are superior but instead of being a tree and provide shade you are a sandpit to trip her even more.

 

For sure Raving Sultan. He cares about Europe and other countries and calls us mentally ill. What is tha? Keep you r narrow minded opinions to yourself, this girl need positive feedback

 

WTF? I didn't say I was oppressed, I didn't even come close. I know how lucky I am to come from a family with money and be born into one of the betters countries. I hate that the world isn't great, and I'd do anything I thought I could to make it better. That doesn't mean that I'm going to starve myself and get AIDS so that I know how it is. I'm pretty good at putting myself in other people's shoes. You so concerned about this (and rightly), why don't you become a doctor and go to Serbia or South Africa and try to help these people? I KNOW I'm by no means oppressed or even cursed with misfourtune, and you're not helping the world by telling me that. You didn't say what you did to make a difference? I'm assuming nothing, but that's just a guess. If you felt as strongly as you act like you do, then you'd probably be doing something else right now. You're right about it though, the world is a mess and no one seems to care as long as they're happy.

And thanks to everyone else for actually be nice to me and perhaps trying to understand just a little. Hugs for everyone!