running away

Do you ever get so unbelievably angry at your parents/family that you seriously consider running away from home?
Obviously, its not something I'd really do or reccommend but for some people its worked out

Reply 1

Anonymous #2

Yes. When I was about 11 or 12. Now that I'm a bit older, I walk out anyway, but come home to my bed seeing as I prefer that to concrete. Having said that, my family problems aren't as big as most. I know people who have been beaten up by their dads, but they stay at home to keep the family "together". It's very sad :frown:

Reply 2

hannah_dru

2

Sometimes I consider going to my 2nd mum's house cos she's more sympathetic and easier to talk to than my mum. I've never done it though cos they're only normal family problems.

Reply 3

Anonymous #3

Anonymous

Yes. When I was about 11 or 12. Now that I'm a bit older, I walk out anyway, but come home to my bed seeing as I prefer that to concrete. Having said that, my family problems aren't as big as most. I know people who have been beaten up by their dads, but they stay at home to keep the family "together". It's very sad :frown:

I've been in this position several times. I was so tempted to run away on so many occasions, but I decided I should wait until I move out for university for the sake of my mum and little sister. My dad isn't a bad person at all, he just has anger management problems. I'm a lot happier now that I'm living by myself though.

Reply 4

Anonymous #4

It happens. Even if it is minor problems...because its hard to control your mind state at the time. Different people respond to problems in a different way (i mean a minor problem could still hurt someone really badly, as opposed to someone with a bigger problem who could think the same way)- depending on their beliefs, attitudes and values formed from the environment they live in.

Reply 5

Ili

13

Anonymous

Do you ever get so unbelievably angry at your parents/family that you seriously consider running away from home?

Yep, I did comtemplate it a few times. The worst scenario was when I was about 5/6/7 where I had actually thought of where I could go and how much money I had, and worst, I even packed my bag - without my parents knowledge, that is. Not entirely sure what made me stay and decided against running away from home.

Reply 6

Anonymous #5

I've been saving up for a while now so that, some day soon, I can just leave and not come back.

So yeah, pretty much.

Reply 7

thatwhichiam

14

It happens, it used to happen to me. I think it's not as uncommon as you think, judging by the number of people who have felt the same way here. What I put my desire to run away down to was being a teenager and having mood swings, with strong angry ones, and that was when I wanted to run away.
Now I've left home, I think I'm quite a bit happier, but home is bearable.

Reply 8

Anonymous #6

I'd think long and hard about this decision. I come from a decent background and a caring but over-protecting family. My sister decided she loved the local chav who treat her like crap, cheated on her and spent each day getting drunk. She decided that because my family wouldn't accept him she would 'run away'.

This was a big mistake on her part because 5 years on and she has ruined her life, works in a dead end job and is in stupid debt. The chav has long since dumped her.

If you are getting beaten or really badly treated then by all means commit to moving out but seriously consider the implications of this and your reasons for leaving. It is very difficult getting by on your own.

Reply 9

Anonymous #7

Yeah I did like when I was 12/13 even packed a bag :eek:

I have no idea why my family haven't treated my brothers or I badly but sometimes they say things that just annoyed and upset me but they were in a joking way, i'd never consider it now i'm happy but when you're it's just meh :p:

Reply 10

Louenn

Even now at times, I consider just packing a backpack and jumping on a train to see where I end up.

I won't, though, because my problems will only follow me if I do. If I were to run away, I'd only be changing geography, not history. I'm working on changing my attitudes to the history, though, so maybe one day, I'll stop wanting to run and hide.

It all depends on your situation as to whether running away/moving out will work or not, but most of the time your head isn't in the right place to be able to look logically at the situation to assess whether leaving will work.

:hugs:

to anyone feeling like that.

Reply 11

earthredalert89

9

When I managed to get expelled from school (I was 14) I packed my bag and stayed with a mate for 2 days. When I left I didn't think it out at all. I thought things couldnt get any worse. I really needed time to get my head around what was going to become of me, and didn't know how long I could stick it out for.

At the time it seemed wise as my mum was particularly destrought and didnt want to set eyes on me/hated me. I'm pretty sure I escaped crucifixion. I was sensible enough to drop a call after a few hours letting the 'rents know I was alive. Looking back, at least I had the sense to do that because its far worse for them not knowing where you are. I also managed to partially resolve the situation over the phone but really, its not a good thing to do.

Reply 12

Yellowmarshmellow

I had a massive argument with my family last year so I left the house and made for the bus stop but much to my luck only 4 buses come to my road a day and i'd missed the last one by a few hours so I sat there for a while pondering over what to do until my dad came zooming down the road waving his fist at me and took me home. Such is life.

Reply 13

Draculara

4

I think everyone does at some point. If you feel like this just go out for a few hours or stay at a friends for the night. This will give you time to think about all the advantages of staying at home, and how hard it would be just to up and leave. Don't know how old you are but just think about when you go to uni, you will be free!

Reply 14

person 34

9

Actually reading all this, does anyone here know of anyone who's moved out for no major reason at 16? I'm sure it's legal, but usually anyone who does it has serious domestic problems. Odd, as so many kids just HATE homelife.

Its not illegal.

yeah sorry, I mean to say legal. So I changed it.

lol k.

This happened to me a couple of times last year, when I was 17. Packed everything and left home (both times school sent me back home)

I'm not here to tell my life story, but just to tell you something that was said to me when I ran away:
"you're only swapping one set of problems for another"
As much as I hated to admit it at the time. It was true. Now I still don't get on with my mom well, but in some ways, it provides me with much more motivation to work towards uni, so I can get out of here.

And things get better between you and the parents as you move away, grow up, learns to support yourself and start to face the problems they do.

On a less serious note, if you are one of those people who swear blind to NEVER be anything like their parents (comme moi), then never listen to anything they say lol. Once you do this, you will start to see things from their perspective hence opening the door to the possibility of thinking/acting like them towards something.

Reply 19

Anonymous #1

OP

well theyve gotten on my nerves for as long as I can remember...I was seven when I headed for the door...realised I hadn't packed anything so I thought better.
About 9 when I really started to pack my bags...then realised I had nowhere proper to go and no money (I lived in a remote area so a friends house wasnt an option and her parents would have just called mine anyway)

I think about leaving alot and sometimes I wish I had the guts to just go...and see what life brings somewhere else
but yea at the same time when ur ok with your parents its ok
my parents are the type that can be really harsh one second or really nice in another...they are so unstable

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