What are some tips for running away from home?

no I dont want to be in a safe house thing cause they can find you there, I was thingking canada cause you can live by yourself in certain places at the age of 16

Imma go ahead and tell you that it’s not going to be easy. Do you have a valid reason for even leaving? Me? I am running away from abusive family members. But I actually have it good, I have some great friends that will help me, I don’t have to worry about anything pretty much, we have enough money, we don’t plan on being gone forever, just for a while, just to get away. Can you even defend yourself? Cause imma tell you straight up, I can. I don’t fight to hurt, I fight to kill. I know how to take care of myself, I have street smarts. Are you sure you want to do this? Are you actually determined like I am? Do you think you have what it takes?

1. you’re going to need to find somewhere safe. Ask yourself this question: Where do I plan to go?

2. Do you have the money for supplies? ask yourself this question: If I get sick, will I have enough money for med’s?

3. Sense you are running away with your girlfriend, I need to ask you if you are sure if she is reliable. Is she? ask yourself this question: Will she be with me through and through, or is she going to get some “bad feelings” and bail out?

4. be carefull about where you sleep. My first time running away, I slept in a port o pottie because it had a lock on it. I also slept under a bridge for one night. The bridge was peacefull, it even had a fresh water river running through it. If something were to happen, could you get away fast? are you a heavy sleeper? if so, that’s not good. I went 4 days without sleep because I ended up in a bad part of town. but I continued walking.

5. Transportation: you’re not going to get very far on your feet, although I made it to the border of the county next to us, many people saw and could identify me, it’s not safe, I was walking on the side of the free way with people honking their horns and with a few VERY creepy looking guys stopping to ask if I needed a ride. but I just pulled out a fake cell phone and said that I had someone. and with walking, you would have to pack very light, with not enough supplies to get you through. You need a car, a bus, train.. you need something, other then your own two feet.

6. Sense you are not going by yourself, ask yourself, does your girlfriend have what it takes, or is she one of those pi$$y girls that complain about everything, and can’t deal with sh!t like this?

7. Are you good at lieing? if not, then you don’t need to bother even trying to leave. Me? I can argue with anyone that the sky is purple, and win the argument, buy making a few smart scientifical remarks about it. I win.

8. you are traveling with 3 other people. Honestly. is it smart? it’s going to be hell trying to take care of yourself, muchless 3 others. you need to give everyone a job. such as:

9. one person finds good shelter.

10. another person finds food.

11. one person steals food and/or pick pockets people.

12. the last person covers the tracks. such as coming up with good stories to tell people about yourselves, where you came from where you are going and such.

13. TRUST NO ONE. At this point, the world is your enemy. I am paranoid already, so it helps. I know how to cover up down to the very last detail. After a while.. you even get to wondering about the people you are traveling with. can they be trusted? if not…Boot ‘em.

14. if you and your friends got in a bad jam with some people while you are away…-wait for it.. here comes the trust factor again- can you trust them not to tell anything about you and the others. you need to be positive about all this.

personally, I don’t recommed traveling with so many people sense you have no means of food, shelter, money, transportation or anything like that. Not a very smart person, are you?

This concludes my advice/rant/whatever you want to call it.

Thanks for your time.

well dont run away to far you wil get caught if you go on a plane ( passports etc) soo just run away by gettin a taxi as far as you can yes may sound stupid but you know what I mean x

Dont do it. in x number of years/months when your girlfriend decides she wants to experience being single or whatever where will you be then? 1000s of miles from home in a another country. you probly need passports/work permit to get a job in Canada as you are a foreign national. Im nt totaly sure of that as im frm the EU but we do need that here even if its just in a different member state so im fairly sure you will in canada. Ultimately there are better options open to you which perhaps you should look into. However should you decide to go ahead with this then you shud consider the following. 1))Money…lots of it. make a budget then treble it

2. Passports,ID cards,Work permits etc nt sure what you call them over there 3)Place to stay on arrival renting a property takes a while to come through also at the age of 16 you are probly ineligible to rent and hotels etc will eat into your budget trebled or nt
3. Transport clearly you cant drive and I hear american trains arnt that great!
4. Legal problems: you could be in big trouble for takeing these very young kids with u (your girlfriend sister and her boyfriend) Also once a missing person report is out you will have trouble at the boarder as your passport will be red flagged.

Its very easy to think you have this planned in your bedroom but when people emigrate to another nation it takes months/years of planning and they have a lot more cash!

Whatever happens good luck with your life.

Running away is NOT the answer. And your girlfriends sister is only 12 or 13 right? Well, then why drag her into your girlfriends problem? Your girlfriend should tell her parents what’s wrong. And how about you tell us WHY your girlfriend wants to run away. If it’s just because her parents get on her nerves or whatever, that’s just what parents do. My mom annoys me a lot, but you don’t see me running away. You should try to help your girlfriend cope with her problem. NOT tell her how to run away. Tell me something. Are you going to run away every time life gets a little hard? Life is hard. You just have to learn how to deal with it.

If your girlfriend’s parents are doing anything like physically hurting her, then tell the cops. But don’t run away or let your girlfriend run away. It’s not the answer at all. There are a lot of other ways she can solve her problem.

1. Tell her parents.
2. Tell the police
3. See a therapist

If she honestly feels that she needs to run away to get away from her problem, then she should definitely see a therapist.

If you are set on running away you could go to one of those safe haven houses that help teenage runaways, homeless, and those who are abused with no where to go.. There is one locally by me called Ocean’s Harbor House. If you are really going to run away you should go to a place like this where you will be safe

Well, a couple of statements ago, you called us morons, do you really think we’re going to give you advice on HOW to run away if you say that? I think anyone who WOULD give you advice on HOW to runaway is the moron.

no I disagree cause im calling the previous people who answered before that statement morons not the people after it

I SAY LIKE THIS, IF YOU NEED ADVICE ON HOW TO RUN AWAY, THEN YOU REALLY DONT NEED TO BECAUSE YOUR NOT GOING TO KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU GET THERE. DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE TO RUN AWAY IN THE FIRST PLACE?

I guess u can but I dont see why u would.. the police will find u and u could get in trouble but if thats what u want then go ahead

omg do you even listen to me I said dont tell me not to do it morons I said give me better ways to do it

Your not going to marry this girl. Stay out of her problems. Your what? 15 16? let her be all alone. and probably do things she never thought she would for money. its hard. and if you do go to Canada. where are you going to stay the first few nights? what job are you going to get to support you and your girlfriend and her little sister and her boyfriend? Money, food, clothing, roof over your head, and when your bored what are you going to do. sit there? no t.v, no games. you sound intelligent. I think you should dump her and let her solve her won problems, because obviously she’s screwing you up as well. Or go to the police and file a REPORT that shes being abused. Then she can go live with other people. Ever thought about getting her emancipated? Probably not, because you know NOTHING about being an adult. Good luck. get over yourself. Move on.

I am telling you right now that this is all a dream. I have ran away 5 times. I live in Canada and good luck getting over the boarder, you have NO IDEA how hard it is these days. You will all need passports and they will question why 4 youngsters are crossing. Secondly it is a lot more expensive then you think. The last time I ran away it lasted for 8 months and I was homeless for most of them. You need a rediculas amount of money and you will not be able to shower and have no where to sleep but outside. . . depending on where you live it may get very cold at night. Your parents will all file missing persons reports so you will have the police looking for you withtin 28 hours if your under the ages of 16 and 48 hour if your older. Eventually you will miss them after you realize how much harder life is with out them . . . I am sorry but all I can say is please please from someone who has ran away and who knows people who have ran away for extended periods of time please do not do this. . . when they find you they wont trust you, you will be forbidden to associate with each other and everyone will be dissapointed in you. You will have been missing school and possibly work if you have jobs … dont.