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teen runaway
I am a 14 year old female who is recently living with my father by force. My father took me from my mother about 5 months ago because he read my little cousins diary that said i was doing drugs with my mother which is not true. my mother is desperatly trying to get me back but she has little money. I feel that I am becoming more and more of a danger to myself everyday here. there is no physical abuse but there is neglect. I am running away before the end of feburary and I need a SAFE place to go so that I am not on the streets. I am having problems finding a place to go many shelters will only hold me for 24 hours but i need more time than that. So I am asking advice on where i should go as a 14 year old female who is possibly suicidal. I have no transportation so i am also asking for advice on that.
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gabriel, and mike hit it on the nose, stay put, and do some research, i agree more than likely your old enough to have a say in where you want to live. when you do get back with your mom, better shape up, cuz strangely enough everyone seems to get the blame for kids mistakes but the kids themselves.also if you ever do find yourself in a runaway situation,or if your feeling suicidal, you can call covenant house's
toll free nineline, it operates 24 hours a day, just to talk or to help you find a location.(1-800-999-9999)covenant house is a shelter for any one under 21 according to thier site the door never closes, and no one under 21 is turned away no matter what. to see thier locations visit www.covenanthouse.org
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In suicide nobody wins and Running away is going to make this process worse. You are away from your mother in the 1st place because the courts believe your bad behavior is from her influence..so you will not only make yourself look bad but your mother too and dig yourself deeper into a hole. My advice- sit tight and wait until there is a custody hearing, I do believe you're old enough to go before a judge and say who you believe you would be better living with. Cops don't listen because there is nothing they can do for you, there is no probable cause for them to act upon anything. Your best bet is to forget your friends and your teachers and everyone else you may talk to and show emotion and need in front of the only person that it matters to right now- the Judge.
In response to your feedback- yes you should be on your best behavior. Don't do anything radical and just play it smart. Good Luck with everything.
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Right now the internet will be your best tool. Search the net for your local laws about child custody. In many states you're already old enough to choose which parent you live with. The only way your father could prevent you from staying with your mother is if he has physical evidence of her being an unfit parent. Also it would require very little money and hardly any legal proceedings what-so-ever. In Florida my father represented himself (meaning he didn't even have a lawyer) and got custody of my brother, sister, and myself, simply by the three of us telling the judge we wished to live with him. 50 bucks in court fees and 1 week later we were all where we wanted to be.
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Ok, where do you live? Killing yourself is not going to fix your problems. Depending on where you live I may be able to help you. Just drop something in my inbox. K?
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DON’T KILL YOURSELF!!!!!!!! that is the worst possible thing you could do in any situation. Have you tried going to a lawyer or someone? Anything? Running away isn’t the answer. I know because I have many times and found myself in even more trouble then before. Im sorry this problem isn’t much help. Maybe you should try going to a school counselor and see what she/he can do.
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