A young person alone is a target. Muggers, predators, sociopaths of all descriptions will take advantage of a runaway. The world is a very harsh place and kids who run away frequently die in horrible, horrible ways.
If you feel you have a genuine reason to run away - if it's not safe for you at home - you should tell an adult that you can trust. A good place to begin would be your school. Be honest and forthcoming when describing your situation; do not make things sound worse than they are or trivialize serious matters. Major consequences can follow if Child Protective Services gets involved, so it is imperative that one tells only the real, whole truth. You will need to have that much on your side.
If you're talking about running away with the INTENTION of getting caught so that you can "teach your parents a lesson" or something like that, then that's a whole different story. It's a petty, cruel, and childish way of getting revenge, it will reflect very badly on your character, and it will very likely backfire on you in a big way. DON'T do it. [ Xenolan's advice column | Ask Xenolan A Question ]
funnygurl answered Sunday July 16 2006, 11:01 pm: well dont even run away and .......... um im not sure dont run away if your mom calls the cops you could get in more trouble if your parents find you you may just get grounded [ funnygurl's advice column | Ask funnygurl A Question ]
Sadie63341 answered Sunday July 16 2006, 10:28 pm: It all depends on A)your age, B)where you live, and C)what your parents decide to do about it. Here in Missouri, I was 15 and ran away. My mother was going to press charges and they were going to lock me up in juvenile detention for 30 days. I'm sure there are states that are easier and harder on teens in this situation.
kick_me answered Saturday July 15 2006, 3:09 pm: serious trouble..not only for you for your parents by court you might be possibly taken away for some unneeded help which im sure you would hate ...it sucks and if you do go home your parents wont be the same and you wont know how to talk to them without them being paraniod in every step pr move you make and you will always be supervised...so who ever wants to runaway..it isnt worth it think about the pain you will be putting your family wondering dying to know if you are alright wondering why you left or if someone took you and they will have nothing else on their mind and they will never be happy and will always fake a smile and laugh... [ kick_me's advice column | Ask kick_me A Question ]
orphans answered Saturday July 15 2006, 2:57 pm: You can get in a lot of trouble. Because if you run away your parents will probably call the police who will file a missing person report and you have to pay a fine if they found out that you ran away. Atleast i'm pretty sure. But you get in trouble with the police, and probably 7 times worse with your parents. [ orphans's advice column | Ask orphans A Question ]
babiigirl answered Saturday July 15 2006, 2:49 pm: Well. Are you running away from home? If so and your parents can't find you or just don't feel like searching to far the will contact the cops. Once the cops are involved You might as well give up and go home. The cops can fine you & your family for the searching they had to do.
Your parents can also have you sent away for your running away. Because there has to be a reason that you don't want to be at home anymore. [ babiigirl's advice column | Ask babiigirl A Question ]
xomegaroni answered Saturday July 15 2006, 1:52 pm: if you mean by your parents, you'll probably get in a lot of trouble. but anyways, there's actually a lot of situations you can get in. once the cops are involved (which is almost always), you'll get fined a lot, because they'll eventually find out where you are & then you (or your parents) have to pay them money for searching for you. have you ever heard of that story about the runaway bride?? she was on the news for awhile. yeah, she was convicted & went to jail for that. soo it's definately something you don't want to do.
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