12/19 Runaways
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Posted by: scout_mom
Posted on: 2002-12-19 09:52:55
Okay I will be meeting my boys at the door with hugs again today. Every so often I have the boys watch Dr. Phil with me. I see Dr. Phil at 9:00 am and I can get it again at 4:00 pm. The last time Robbie said "Mom, are you going to be crying again?" HA
To the parents of the runnaways. I can't even imagine what you are feeling. I can't imagine how hard it would be to say no to your child. You are doing the best for them. Tough love is harder on the people giving love than it is to the one receiving it! You will be in our prayers Corey.
Posted by: scout_mom
Posted on: 2002-12-19 09:52:55
Okay I will be meeting my boys at the door with hugs again today. Every so often I have the boys watch Dr. Phil with me. I see Dr. Phil at 9:00 am and I can get it again at 4:00 pm. The last time Robbie said "Mom, are you going to be crying again?" HA
To the parents of the runnaways. I can't even imagine what you are feeling. I can't imagine how hard it would be to say no to your child. You are doing the best for them. Tough love is harder on the people giving love than it is to the one receiving it! You will be in our prayers Corey.
one of those kids
Posted by: sammie1992
Posted on: 2003-01-01 14:53:58
I understand how parents feel being Iam one myself now. But has anyone took the time to find out the feelings of the child and whats going on in their minds? Most of the time being a run away is because of a mental situation. There are so many people in this time and day that are willing to help not only the parents but the children too. Just dont be a parent to your children, be a friend. Let them know they can trust you and they can talk to you about anything no matter how much you dont want to hear it. Its very hard to understand unless youve been on both sides of the rope. You can be a friend to them it is possable. Shirley
Posted by: sammie1992
Posted on: 2003-01-01 14:53:58
I understand how parents feel being Iam one myself now. But has anyone took the time to find out the feelings of the child and whats going on in their minds? Most of the time being a run away is because of a mental situation. There are so many people in this time and day that are willing to help not only the parents but the children too. Just dont be a parent to your children, be a friend. Let them know they can trust you and they can talk to you about anything no matter how much you dont want to hear it. Its very hard to understand unless youve been on both sides of the rope. You can be a friend to them it is possable. Shirley
STREET TEENS
Posted by: nunyabwax
Posted on: 2002-12-19 11:23:31
Hi,
My name is Kassie and I've been a volunteer with Street Teens here in Las Vegas for almost a year. I can't tell you what a wonderful organization this is! And we are all so excited to be on The Dr. Phil Show today! We don't get to see it until 3pm, and I'm just counting the hours!
Becoming a volunteer was one of the best things I've ever done. I get out of it 100 times more than what I put into it! These kids great!
~ Kassie in Las Vegas
Posted by: nunyabwax
Posted on: 2002-12-19 11:23:31
Hi,
My name is Kassie and I've been a volunteer with Street Teens here in Las Vegas for almost a year. I can't tell you what a wonderful organization this is! And we are all so excited to be on The Dr. Phil Show today! We don't get to see it until 3pm, and I'm just counting the hours!
Becoming a volunteer was one of the best things I've ever done. I get out of it 100 times more than what I put into it! These kids great!
~ Kassie in Las Vegas
Thank you for all you do
Posted by: streetteen
Posted on: 2002-12-20 22:20:43
Kassie I love you with all of my heart. Thank you for always supporting us.
Posted by: streetteen
Posted on: 2002-12-20 22:20:43
Kassie I love you with all of my heart. Thank you for always supporting us.
Nice surprise!
Posted by: nunyabwax
Posted on: 2002-12-22 19:41:47
Thank you to whomever posted this message! Funny how 2 little sentences made my eyes swell up with tears!
Posted by: nunyabwax
Posted on: 2002-12-22 19:41:47
Thank you to whomever posted this message! Funny how 2 little sentences made my eyes swell up with tears!
Posted by: streetteen
Posted on: 2002-12-22 20:14:35
It was no problem Kassie it's true. I will see on chrismas eve.
On Kids Running away from home...
Posted by: jayspin
Posted on: 2002-12-19 12:48:10
Hi to anyone, I don't have any experience with any of my kids running away, but I have some questions for anybody who has information. Are there statistics on this? Are there more teens doing this now than 10, 20, or 30 years ago, and if so, why? Is life harder for them in general than it was, say, back in the 50's? Or, how about even earlier in the 20th century when families were poor and kids had to work on family farms or get jobs to help out? I don't understand why some kids, if they don't get a daily dose of hugs and kisses, do they think they should leave their home and find something better? I was born in 1950, and I know that most of my peers didn't get that at home, and neither did I; but we seemed to just know that we belonged there, at home!! My mother, who's 80 years old, didn't run away when times were tough...and they were tougher for her generation than ANY that I've heard of!! What are these teens thinking? Why do they do this to themselves and their families? I realize that there are many cases of abuse in families that force a child out of the home, and that is the biggest sin of all!! But, what about the other cases, where there may be some apathy, but no abuse? I honestly don't know...what are the run-a-ways doing...or looking for out there in the streets? Help me to understand this. jayspin
Posted by: jayspin
Posted on: 2002-12-19 12:48:10
Hi to anyone, I don't have any experience with any of my kids running away, but I have some questions for anybody who has information. Are there statistics on this? Are there more teens doing this now than 10, 20, or 30 years ago, and if so, why? Is life harder for them in general than it was, say, back in the 50's? Or, how about even earlier in the 20th century when families were poor and kids had to work on family farms or get jobs to help out? I don't understand why some kids, if they don't get a daily dose of hugs and kisses, do they think they should leave their home and find something better? I was born in 1950, and I know that most of my peers didn't get that at home, and neither did I; but we seemed to just know that we belonged there, at home!! My mother, who's 80 years old, didn't run away when times were tough...and they were tougher for her generation than ANY that I've heard of!! What are these teens thinking? Why do they do this to themselves and their families? I realize that there are many cases of abuse in families that force a child out of the home, and that is the biggest sin of all!! But, what about the other cases, where there may be some apathy, but no abuse? I honestly don't know...what are the run-a-ways doing...or looking for out there in the streets? Help me to understand this. jayspin
EXCELLENT QUESTION!!
Posted by: milmarz
Posted on: 2002-12-19 16:20:39
I know my older brother wanted to run away from home so my mom helped him. She packed a hobo type kerchief on a stick for him. He ran all the way to the GARAGE! I ran away too, to my Grandparents house, 1/2 mile away. I don't know about my younger bro & sister. I was about 12 I guess, my bro maybe that too. We all have our disagreements with our parents on rules. My boys ran away too but came back. I believe it's our hormones that test us greatly.
To answer your question more specifically on why teens runaway today, I would venture that the breakdown of the family and with the mother of a two parent household thinking she has to work outside the home, might have a great deal to do with it. The laws "back then" were not in the favor of an abused child so no use in running away. If you're caught, you go back to the abuser at home. They lived in fear. I read somewhere too, that couples had many kids to help on the farm. That certainly left no time to think let alone actually run away. Farms were huge then. Peer pressure is so great today. We live closer together. Drugs are more prevalent thus the illegal use and avoiding the consequences today-i.e. running away. No computer gambling back then,etc. Need I go on. Communication has drawn us together and the bad elements come with the good.
Posted by: milmarz
Posted on: 2002-12-19 16:20:39
I know my older brother wanted to run away from home so my mom helped him. She packed a hobo type kerchief on a stick for him. He ran all the way to the GARAGE! I ran away too, to my Grandparents house, 1/2 mile away. I don't know about my younger bro & sister. I was about 12 I guess, my bro maybe that too. We all have our disagreements with our parents on rules. My boys ran away too but came back. I believe it's our hormones that test us greatly.
To answer your question more specifically on why teens runaway today, I would venture that the breakdown of the family and with the mother of a two parent household thinking she has to work outside the home, might have a great deal to do with it. The laws "back then" were not in the favor of an abused child so no use in running away. If you're caught, you go back to the abuser at home. They lived in fear. I read somewhere too, that couples had many kids to help on the farm. That certainly left no time to think let alone actually run away. Farms were huge then. Peer pressure is so great today. We live closer together. Drugs are more prevalent thus the illegal use and avoiding the consequences today-i.e. running away. No computer gambling back then,etc. Need I go on. Communication has drawn us together and the bad elements come with the good.
My experience...
Posted by: lapweiler
Posted on: 2002-12-19 18:08:18
My husband and I have experienced the anguish of a runaway teen. As our son's behaviour became more and more bizarre, we still couldn't believe that it was as bad as he thought it was. Perception is reality! The last time our son ran he was gone for 6 months. We worked with the local police department, Missing and Exploited Children, Tough Love, family counseling, etc. etc. In the end we realized WE NEEDED HELP that all of the above could not give us. Why do kids run away? Because they are wrestling with something in their hearts that they can't handle and they physically, mentally and emotionally run away from it. Obviously this is not the answer, but these are kids and even they don't know why they are doing this. It is up to us as parents to step in and take control. We pulled our son off the streets and sent him to a private behaviour modification program and he is a happy, successful and wonderful young man today. I believe our society has created a lot of these problems because kids are faced with things today that most adults have trouble dealing with. The day to day stress they deal with is totally different than what you and I went through as teens. Our society is fast paced and parents often times have too many "things" on their plates and miss the signs of a child having a hard time. Also, if these kids want to hide what they are doing, they are very good at it! And then suddenly they are in over their heads. It becomes a circle that can not be broke
Posted by: lapweiler
Posted on: 2002-12-19 18:08:18
My husband and I have experienced the anguish of a runaway teen. As our son's behaviour became more and more bizarre, we still couldn't believe that it was as bad as he thought it was. Perception is reality! The last time our son ran he was gone for 6 months. We worked with the local police department, Missing and Exploited Children, Tough Love, family counseling, etc. etc. In the end we realized WE NEEDED HELP that all of the above could not give us. Why do kids run away? Because they are wrestling with something in their hearts that they can't handle and they physically, mentally and emotionally run away from it. Obviously this is not the answer, but these are kids and even they don't know why they are doing this. It is up to us as parents to step in and take control. We pulled our son off the streets and sent him to a private behaviour modification program and he is a happy, successful and wonderful young man today. I believe our society has created a lot of these problems because kids are faced with things today that most adults have trouble dealing with. The day to day stress they deal with is totally different than what you and I went through as teens. Our society is fast paced and parents often times have too many "things" on their plates and miss the signs of a child having a hard time. Also, if these kids want to hide what they are doing, they are very good at it! And then suddenly they are in over their heads. It becomes a circle that can not be broke
Drugs
Posted by: expdsgt
Posted on: 2002-12-19 21:10:57
After 30 years in police work in California, I can tell you most of these teens and young adults are involved in drugs or heavy alcohol use. Drugs cross all lines of society. Yea, parents can learn how to know if their child is on drugs, but most learn this after the fact. Teenagers are easily influenced by peers and if the child is not strong in their beliefs; well they will be lost to you and you will not know till they are spinning out of control. The you will then learn much more about drugs, than you ever wanted to know. Keep your kids busy, know their friends. Know where they are going. If they are "staying over" make sure you give the parents a call to make sure it is "OK" (hint-hint). Give them permission to call you from anywhere, at anytime, to come pick them up,promising them that they will not get the third degree as to why they needed to be picked up. You can bet if they do call, it will be because they know they won't get the third degree and they definitely needed to get out of where they were. Just knowing that they have another option (calling you to pick them up- with no questions) will allow them to make better decisions and have the ability to get out of sticky situations, rather than going with the "group" and ending up where you and they wish they hadn't gone. I have seen homes where teenagers had locks on their bedroom doors that the parents had no key to. The parents felt they needed privacy. This is the type of parent who will have a child getting i
Posted by: expdsgt
Posted on: 2002-12-19 21:10:57
After 30 years in police work in California, I can tell you most of these teens and young adults are involved in drugs or heavy alcohol use. Drugs cross all lines of society. Yea, parents can learn how to know if their child is on drugs, but most learn this after the fact. Teenagers are easily influenced by peers and if the child is not strong in their beliefs; well they will be lost to you and you will not know till they are spinning out of control. The you will then learn much more about drugs, than you ever wanted to know. Keep your kids busy, know their friends. Know where they are going. If they are "staying over" make sure you give the parents a call to make sure it is "OK" (hint-hint). Give them permission to call you from anywhere, at anytime, to come pick them up,promising them that they will not get the third degree as to why they needed to be picked up. You can bet if they do call, it will be because they know they won't get the third degree and they definitely needed to get out of where they were. Just knowing that they have another option (calling you to pick them up- with no questions) will allow them to make better decisions and have the ability to get out of sticky situations, rather than going with the "group" and ending up where you and they wish they hadn't gone. I have seen homes where teenagers had locks on their bedroom doors that the parents had no key to. The parents felt they needed privacy. This is the type of parent who will have a child getting i
To: milmarz, lapweiler, &exlpsgt
Posted by: jayspin
Posted on: 2002-12-19 21:38:07
HI to all of you, and thanks for answering the message that I posted. I have raised 3 kids, now 31,27,and 22 years old. I'm not a stranger to peer pressure, drugs, alcohol where my oldest is concerned, especially. I guess because I was a young mom, unaware of what he was doing because he lied so well, he didn't have to run away!! He had it too good at home! No, seriously, I see what you all mean about the reasons why they THINK they have to run...but as for 'society' being the problem...hey, that's US!! Where are all these things glamourized but TV, movies, magazines, videos, music, Hollywood. Because of 1st amendment rights, we can't censor anything. Who agrees with this? I can't be the only adult/parent/grandparent who feels that our 'society' has sold out our youth for money, power, greed, etc. To hell with morals and fear of God...as long as everybody feels good at the moment? Who is ready to ACT on this failure? ANYONE OUT THERE? jayspin
Posted by: jayspin
Posted on: 2002-12-19 21:38:07
HI to all of you, and thanks for answering the message that I posted. I have raised 3 kids, now 31,27,and 22 years old. I'm not a stranger to peer pressure, drugs, alcohol where my oldest is concerned, especially. I guess because I was a young mom, unaware of what he was doing because he lied so well, he didn't have to run away!! He had it too good at home! No, seriously, I see what you all mean about the reasons why they THINK they have to run...but as for 'society' being the problem...hey, that's US!! Where are all these things glamourized but TV, movies, magazines, videos, music, Hollywood. Because of 1st amendment rights, we can't censor anything. Who agrees with this? I can't be the only adult/parent/grandparent who feels that our 'society' has sold out our youth for money, power, greed, etc. To hell with morals and fear of God...as long as everybody feels good at the moment? Who is ready to ACT on this failure? ANYONE OUT THERE? jayspin
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Posted by: arwena
Posted on: 2002-12-20 03:05:17
I don't have an answer to why You and Your peers, if You were born in 1959, and Your Grandma is 80 years old, none of You ever ran away from home like Today's Teens.
However, SINCE 1950, people have gotten NO FAULT DIVORCES. This is a good thing in terms of Spousesal Abuse, but the BAD news, is that kids of Divorce have to make ADULT DECISIONS for People that were not their own parents (Stepparents)and have to face two DIFFERENT sets of rules (Bio Parent and Stepparents.) People did not divorce when your Grandma was growing up either, kids worked alongside, adults, but the FAMILY was intact. BIO PARENT and BIO PARENT, not STEPPARENTS and TWO sets of RULES for Living. This kind of hurt and confusion causes a teen to run away. (Example, if Mother's bf or NEW husband, sexually abuses the kids, then they have NO CHOICE except to run away to Dad's house, and Stepmom is probably young enough to be a friend to the kids, instead of parent, and the teen REALLY runs away into the DARKNESS. Or the situation is reversed, the Court System is too backed up to take care of this problem, and the Teen runs away into the NIGHT. The situation might be REVERSED though.
When You and Your Grandma grew up, People were LESS greedy because it was SO hard, to be a MILLIONARE. Nowadays, there is enough wealth to go around for Anybody who wants it. This is a good thing: People can have the proper Health and Education They deserve, but the bad news is GREED isn't the CARDINAL sin it once was. Res
Posted by: arwena
Posted on: 2002-12-20 03:05:17
I don't have an answer to why You and Your peers, if You were born in 1959, and Your Grandma is 80 years old, none of You ever ran away from home like Today's Teens.
However, SINCE 1950, people have gotten NO FAULT DIVORCES. This is a good thing in terms of Spousesal Abuse, but the BAD news, is that kids of Divorce have to make ADULT DECISIONS for People that were not their own parents (Stepparents)and have to face two DIFFERENT sets of rules (Bio Parent and Stepparents.) People did not divorce when your Grandma was growing up either, kids worked alongside, adults, but the FAMILY was intact. BIO PARENT and BIO PARENT, not STEPPARENTS and TWO sets of RULES for Living. This kind of hurt and confusion causes a teen to run away. (Example, if Mother's bf or NEW husband, sexually abuses the kids, then they have NO CHOICE except to run away to Dad's house, and Stepmom is probably young enough to be a friend to the kids, instead of parent, and the teen REALLY runs away into the DARKNESS. Or the situation is reversed, the Court System is too backed up to take care of this problem, and the Teen runs away into the NIGHT. The situation might be REVERSED though.
When You and Your Grandma grew up, People were LESS greedy because it was SO hard, to be a MILLIONARE. Nowadays, there is enough wealth to go around for Anybody who wants it. This is a good thing: People can have the proper Health and Education They deserve, but the bad news is GREED isn't the CARDINAL sin it once was. Res
Not the true picture!!
Posted by: dancerdeb
Posted on: 2002-12-20 22:38:25
Please, You need to go back and study history. Kids ran away way back when. Kids were abused way back when, Children were sexually abuse just as much, maybe more so. Women and children were brutally trapped by abuse, poverty, the laws. I was raised in an abusive home. When my mother finally left that monster, I was a teenager (16), the oldest of 5. I became part of the solution, not the problem. I went to work and supported the entire family most of the time for over 3 years and part time for years. Do I think my sister and I were great teenagers? The kids today for the most part can't hold a candle to us. I'm sick of the hot-house kids we have in this country!
Posted by: dancerdeb
Posted on: 2002-12-20 22:38:25
Please, You need to go back and study history. Kids ran away way back when. Kids were abused way back when, Children were sexually abuse just as much, maybe more so. Women and children were brutally trapped by abuse, poverty, the laws. I was raised in an abusive home. When my mother finally left that monster, I was a teenager (16), the oldest of 5. I became part of the solution, not the problem. I went to work and supported the entire family most of the time for over 3 years and part time for years. Do I think my sister and I were great teenagers? The kids today for the most part can't hold a candle to us. I'm sick of the hot-house kids we have in this country!
sorry you dont understand
Posted by: emmacake
Posted on: 2002-12-21 21:54:51
Its Amanda from the show. Its very difficult as a teen who grew out of a life filled with neglect. Imagine turning around and seeing no one,the rule "dont knock unless someones bleeding or the house is on fire". No reason to learn, nothing to do, no one to be proud. My parents spent my whole young life in their bedroom in a cloud of weed smoke. Our monthly food drops. People who just say "how sad" but do nothing. My neibors who gave me their dauters old jacket in the middle of winter because I was cold. Why? I'm left to guess, was there not enough weed? Fumbling with this computer tring to let you in to see my real life. Constatly being misunderstood, being called a whiner when I open my wounds and tell on tv in a puddle of tears what it is that makes it hard for me to get up and keep moving.
Erase everything I've learned and start over, teach myself to love and see there is somthing out there for me. Learning for myself what will make life better. I have a long road to happieness ahead of me. I still dont know whats out there but I'm ready find out. It would be much easier if people would not look at me as though I did it to myself or its not as bad as I make it sound. Look at me as a girl on the right track, I just had to start all over again. Be proud of me it will help me. I'm gonna need all the help I can get. See ya at the top! DONT LOOK DOWN ON ANYONE!
Posted by: emmacake
Posted on: 2002-12-21 21:54:51
Its Amanda from the show. Its very difficult as a teen who grew out of a life filled with neglect. Imagine turning around and seeing no one,the rule "dont knock unless someones bleeding or the house is on fire". No reason to learn, nothing to do, no one to be proud. My parents spent my whole young life in their bedroom in a cloud of weed smoke. Our monthly food drops. People who just say "how sad" but do nothing. My neibors who gave me their dauters old jacket in the middle of winter because I was cold. Why? I'm left to guess, was there not enough weed? Fumbling with this computer tring to let you in to see my real life. Constatly being misunderstood, being called a whiner when I open my wounds and tell on tv in a puddle of tears what it is that makes it hard for me to get up and keep moving.
Erase everything I've learned and start over, teach myself to love and see there is somthing out there for me. Learning for myself what will make life better. I have a long road to happieness ahead of me. I still dont know whats out there but I'm ready find out. It would be much easier if people would not look at me as though I did it to myself or its not as bad as I make it sound. Look at me as a girl on the right track, I just had to start all over again. Be proud of me it will help me. I'm gonna need all the help I can get. See ya at the top! DONT LOOK DOWN ON ANYONE!
Amanda
Posted by: cobey106
Posted on: 2002-12-22 02:49:50
I can't begin to tell you how proud I am of you. I am a 32 yr. old mother of two and you have more strength in you than I will ever have. You are such a strong woman. The thing that got me in your post was on the last line, you said, see you at the top. That is a mantra of mine. I always say this to myself, when I am down or other people disappoint me. I always say to myself, See You At The Top. Cause that is where I will be also. It took me many years to see that in myself, but you gave me renewed strength. Again, I am proud of you and know you will go forward and make a great contribution to this world we live in. Thanks again for your post. Let me know how you are doing. See you at the top!!! Cobey
Posted by: cobey106
Posted on: 2002-12-22 02:49:50
I can't begin to tell you how proud I am of you. I am a 32 yr. old mother of two and you have more strength in you than I will ever have. You are such a strong woman. The thing that got me in your post was on the last line, you said, see you at the top. That is a mantra of mine. I always say this to myself, when I am down or other people disappoint me. I always say to myself, See You At The Top. Cause that is where I will be also. It took me many years to see that in myself, but you gave me renewed strength. Again, I am proud of you and know you will go forward and make a great contribution to this world we live in. Thanks again for your post. Let me know how you are doing. See you at the top!!! Cobey
Amanda, you are beautiful!
Posted by: nunyabwax
Posted on: 2002-12-22 19:35:44
Hi darlin',
This is Kassie. I want to let everyone know that you were the very first person I met my first night volunteering at Street Teens. I was really nervous because I didn't know anybody. I didn't know how it would go with the kids. In fact, when I first saw you I didn't know whether you were one of the kids or one of the volunteers! haha
~~ Anyway, you made me feel so welcomed, and that helped me to relax a lot! It really helped my frame of mind, too.
~~ Amanda, you are one of my favorite kids at the center. You are such a beautiful person....inside and out. It's so easy to love you. I would have been proud to have had you for a daughter.
~~ It's kids like you that keep me coming back!
See ya on Christmas Eve night. I will be at the center to watch everyone open their gifts. Hope you like what Santa brought you! HO HO HO
Posted by: nunyabwax
Posted on: 2002-12-22 19:35:44
Hi darlin',
This is Kassie. I want to let everyone know that you were the very first person I met my first night volunteering at Street Teens. I was really nervous because I didn't know anybody. I didn't know how it would go with the kids. In fact, when I first saw you I didn't know whether you were one of the kids or one of the volunteers! haha
~~ Anyway, you made me feel so welcomed, and that helped me to relax a lot! It really helped my frame of mind, too.
~~ Amanda, you are one of my favorite kids at the center. You are such a beautiful person....inside and out. It's so easy to love you. I would have been proud to have had you for a daughter.
~~ It's kids like you that keep me coming back!
See ya on Christmas Eve night. I will be at the center to watch everyone open their gifts. Hope you like what Santa brought you! HO HO HO
Run away
Posted by: meldee32
Posted on: 2002-12-20 15:59:22
When i was 17 years old i ran away to los Angeles. i had a lot of things going on in my life. my parents divorced when i was 6 years old. They both remarried, my mom twice. I was being shoved back and forth. I was into drugs and alchol and really didn't care about anything at all. So when when my boyfriend said lets go to l.a. i was ready to go in an instant. I was excited to do something new. i was tired of the same routine. I played sports for my high school, i had a 3.0 GPA and i have a huge family support. I was being rebelious. My parents sent me to bootcamp in Samoa for 8 months. I was like the good kid there. I lied to my parents while i was there and said i would never be with my boyfriend again and that i would live with them and finish high school. I talked them into letting me come home. Also the program was shut down a couple months later for child abbuse. When i came home i had 1 month until i turned 18. I graduated high school that summer and then as soon as i turned 18 i moved out with my boyfriend. my parents were ferious. I am now 19 and ew have been married for ten months and we have a 3 month year old son. I work full tim and go to school full time along with being a mother. I no longer use drugs or drink alchol. i have been clean since September 27, 2000. I feel kids run away because there is problems at home. no decipline or guidance. I did pretty much anything i pleased. Thats how parents and teens are these days. from that experie
Posted by: meldee32
Posted on: 2002-12-20 15:59:22
When i was 17 years old i ran away to los Angeles. i had a lot of things going on in my life. my parents divorced when i was 6 years old. They both remarried, my mom twice. I was being shoved back and forth. I was into drugs and alchol and really didn't care about anything at all. So when when my boyfriend said lets go to l.a. i was ready to go in an instant. I was excited to do something new. i was tired of the same routine. I played sports for my high school, i had a 3.0 GPA and i have a huge family support. I was being rebelious. My parents sent me to bootcamp in Samoa for 8 months. I was like the good kid there. I lied to my parents while i was there and said i would never be with my boyfriend again and that i would live with them and finish high school. I talked them into letting me come home. Also the program was shut down a couple months later for child abbuse. When i came home i had 1 month until i turned 18. I graduated high school that summer and then as soon as i turned 18 i moved out with my boyfriend. my parents were ferious. I am now 19 and ew have been married for ten months and we have a 3 month year old son. I work full tim and go to school full time along with being a mother. I no longer use drugs or drink alchol. i have been clean since September 27, 2000. I feel kids run away because there is problems at home. no decipline or guidance. I did pretty much anything i pleased. Thats how parents and teens are these days. from that experie
Posted by: bloodycry
Posted on: 2004-11-23 19:08:12
i would just like to say that I'm a homeless teen and one of the biggest misconceptions about homeless teens is that they want to be homeless. i don't know anyone who would deliberatly choose to never know when they'll be able to get food next, or where they will be living. it SUCKS to be homeless. however, i think there are alot of kids who don't know how lucky they are and just what it is they have, so in return may try to run for a few days to a friend's house. most of those kids though quickly realize they aren't gonna make it out there, and for the most part, being out in the world by yourself and having to fend for yourself isn't just constituted by sleeping over at a friend's without asking. usually though for the kids who live in shelters or on the streets that really is the better option for them. it can be very hard to find resources being homeless and it's all too easy to get "screwed" by the system.
knowing pain
Posted by: kjsexton19
Posted on: 2002-12-19 13:04:27
HI MY NAME IS KIM.I WATCHED THE SHOW TODAY AND STARTED THINKING HOW GLAD I AM THAT I DECIDED TO STOP RUNNING AWAY.I DID NOT RUNAWAY FROM HOME BUT WHILE BEING A WARD OF THE STATE I LEARNED THAT TO GET ATTENTION I COULD JUST RUNAWAY AND USUALLY BE PUT ON RUNAWAY PRECAUTIONS.EVERY TIME I GOT CAUGHT I JUST FOUND ANOTHER WAY TO GET OUT OF THE LOCKED DOWN BUILDING.EVEN THOUGH I ONLY STAYED GONE FOR 2-3 WEEKS AT A TIME I KNOW HOW DANGEROUS IT IS OUT THERE ALONE ON THE STREETS.HAVING GUYS TRYING TO PICK YOU UP AND NOT KNOWING WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO EAT OR HOW YOU WOULD GET THE MONEY TO EAT THAT WAS EVEN WORSE.SOME PEOPLE SAY IT'S BAD AT HOME SO THEY RAN BUT IF YOU TRULY WANT TO KNOW WHAT HELL IS,IT'S BEING IN CUSTODY OF THE STATE WHEN YOU WERE JUST AN INNOCENT CHILD.THROWN IN AND OUT OF PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS,THROWN OUT OF FOSTER HOMES BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT WHAT THE FOSTER PARENTS EXPECTED,AND HAVING NO FRIENDS NO PRIVACY NO LIFE.I KNOW IF I DID IT OTHERS CAN TOO YOU SHOULDN'T RUN FROM YOUR PROBLEMS I SAY FULL SPEED AHEAD WITH A SMILE.
Posted by: kjsexton19
Posted on: 2002-12-19 13:04:27
HI MY NAME IS KIM.I WATCHED THE SHOW TODAY AND STARTED THINKING HOW GLAD I AM THAT I DECIDED TO STOP RUNNING AWAY.I DID NOT RUNAWAY FROM HOME BUT WHILE BEING A WARD OF THE STATE I LEARNED THAT TO GET ATTENTION I COULD JUST RUNAWAY AND USUALLY BE PUT ON RUNAWAY PRECAUTIONS.EVERY TIME I GOT CAUGHT I JUST FOUND ANOTHER WAY TO GET OUT OF THE LOCKED DOWN BUILDING.EVEN THOUGH I ONLY STAYED GONE FOR 2-3 WEEKS AT A TIME I KNOW HOW DANGEROUS IT IS OUT THERE ALONE ON THE STREETS.HAVING GUYS TRYING TO PICK YOU UP AND NOT KNOWING WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO EAT OR HOW YOU WOULD GET THE MONEY TO EAT THAT WAS EVEN WORSE.SOME PEOPLE SAY IT'S BAD AT HOME SO THEY RAN BUT IF YOU TRULY WANT TO KNOW WHAT HELL IS,IT'S BEING IN CUSTODY OF THE STATE WHEN YOU WERE JUST AN INNOCENT CHILD.THROWN IN AND OUT OF PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS,THROWN OUT OF FOSTER HOMES BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT WHAT THE FOSTER PARENTS EXPECTED,AND HAVING NO FRIENDS NO PRIVACY NO LIFE.I KNOW IF I DID IT OTHERS CAN TOO YOU SHOULDN'T RUN FROM YOUR PROBLEMS I SAY FULL SPEED AHEAD WITH A SMILE.
Kj Smile=)
Posted by: maggie2460
Posted on: 2002-12-19 17:25:58
Your words should have been the ones on the show!! I found my self angry at Coreys complaints!! There are real people that suffer far greater challenages!! like you!
Keep smilling!!!!! It will take you far!
Posted by: maggie2460
Posted on: 2002-12-19 17:25:58
Your words should have been the ones on the show!! I found my self angry at Coreys complaints!! There are real people that suffer far greater challenages!! like you!
Keep smilling!!!!! It will take you far!
