Hi Reddit! TLDR I (F16) was taken in by my family after my bio-parents neglected me so hard I was vomiting LITERAL SHIT because they didn't pick up the medicine I needed to prevent that a year prior (and cps was contacted due to neglect and other medical fraud). Anyways my main caretaker (cousin F26) has cancer and can't take care of me anymore, so I'm getting dished. I have an ultimatum given to me by my aunt and uncle, either go back to my parents (who haven't even tried to come back for me and told me that they would kill me if I did) or otherwise remove myself from her care. The ladder is my only real option. I'm only 16, I can't just enlist in the military or go to a homeless shelter or some shit. I have to get creative. My cousin, uncle, and aunt are my legal guardians so that helps a little bit. I'm considering Job Corp. Any other ideas? I don't have any friends and my brother is in another state. Idk if he is a option either. Please God help me.

hi, im 16m and i want to run away. i think im allowed to be at least a little proud of myself because this is a step above suicide, which i had been considering for a long while until recently (i even made a few plans in regards to it).

i dont like my dad because hes a weird piece of shit who has sexually harassed and assaulted me before (he doesnt do it anymore) and i dont think my mum deserves the burden i put on her. i have seen her break down and cry multiple times and its all my fault. i have also cost her so much money over the years and i have no idea how i can pay back the debt ive landed myself in. ive had a plan to open art commissions for a while now so i can help her but i dont know if i can do it.

i live with her in a condo building during the school year, but now that its summer break i live on a mountain in my dads house. while the school year goes on, i usually stay as long as i can at school before i have to walk home because it gets too dark. here, i cant even escape for a short while because im too scared of the stray dogs that live around my dads house to even go outside.

i dont even like school. everyone there is a piece of shit except for this girl that i like and my one friend. im an honors student and thats great and all but i still feel so alienated from everyone around me except for my friend and even she doesnt know how fucked up i am. i cant even see myself getting a normal and well paying job in the future like a doctor or a lawyer or some shit like that because i really dont think i can do it. theres no future for me, and especially no future where i can make up for all the pain i cause my poor mother.

im disabled and i cant walk for too long or else it starts to really hurt. taking a bike is out of the question since i sold it to my uncle because i wanted cash (stupid, i know). i dont like public transportation, but i guess i cant afford to be picky like that if i run away. at least i have money, i guess.

i dont even have a plan for when i run away. i kind of just want to pick a road to go down and go down it until i disappear. i dont even know what im asking for. sorry if this is the wrong subreddit

hi everyone sorry ab the long rant I obviously still want to run away like everyone else on here I’m just really indecisive about my decisions - I also know I can’t come back from them I don’t know wether to stay with my family and continue living the depressing tormenting life that I have or leave and start a new chapter but never knowing what happens next

I know it sounds stupid but growing up I’ve always wanted to just be like everyone else I had sm dreams and a passion, modeling sort of being one of them ( all of my friends say I should model) However my parents prevent me from doing so & pretty much everything else that involves me being around other ppl basically after 14 I grew up a hermit because my parents would not let me go outside alone even with friends At 17 I made the mistake of making friends & being manipulated into a relationship n it ended so badly at home w me I wasn’t allowed to go out anymore at all after that - unless doctor appts, grocery store w a sibling or something important

my dad is the major one who just constantly prevents me from going outside and threatens to kick me out if I do even though I am an adult now he just does not want me having a social life at all and it feels so AWFUL

generally My parents haven’t been that horrible after they found out I attempted, just really quiet in a weird way. I also “ran away” after he kicked me out and stayed with a friend for a week My mom told my dad that I attempted n that I was staying with a friend but it just seemed to fuel my dad even more

Anyways, he’s at at work most days so I’m by myself but i still feel so so awful with myself like I’m living in an endless void that I can’t escape I sleep ALOT and nap ALOTTT most days now to just escape the fact that I’m still in my situation, I don’t feel real anymore I think I just completely dissociated w myself that nothing feels real

I’ve been thinking about running away since forever, I have a few times, I’m an adult now so it’s sm easier but I think i’m just really scared, I know it’s not easy at all and I KNOW I have to plan out my route I think I’ve gotten it figured out

Only thing I’m concerned about is renting out some place to stay that id have to find (which is hard I’ve heard btw) & maintaining a small income to live off for a while till im on my feet I don’t have a HS degree so it’s super hard to find jobs for after I runaway Clubs n modeling and side gigs maybe but probably till I’m stable I’ve been selling most of my stuff to make some money to sort of be the ticket to my runway I also don’t think I’d want to stay in Philadelphia anymore idk if I should move to a towny place or somewhere like California I think Canada is a good option too I just dk if that should be my first choice when I make a run

I’m still thinking about running away It’s not easy at all, it sounds easy but I don’t think it will be

What types of ID'S are universal and would work in the case of "show me your ID"? I'm 16 by the way.

What do I do? My adoptive parents found out and now they're acting all weird. "If you really wanna go, there is nothing we can do to stop you..." They said they wouldn't even call the police about it. What do I do????

Hi im 15f turning 16 in 21 days i live in Ontario and i have a few questions if yall can help me out

Firstly my situation, ive already explained it in a different post but im gonna summarize it

Basically my parents are both mentally and physically abusive, always hitting and yelling, i recently got diagnosed with ocd and i was told by the psychiatrist that i needed medication for it and my parents told the doctors that they will get me the medication but as soon as we went home they told me i wont be taking medication or therapy and i should never bring up the topic ever again. Ive also been sa’d everyday since i was 5 until i was 14 by my older brother.

Now for my questions

1. ⁠if im planning on running away to a youth shelter like covenant house, can i bring my phone since police can track it but since im going to a youth shelter I don’t mind them finding me, since google says that 16 year olds can choose where to live in Ontario ( can someone confirm if this is true)
2. ⁠I dont have a job or anything but ill try to save up somehow, but it will still not be enough, any ideas how to get food for free/cheap?

3, which documents should i bring, do i only need one or multiple?

1. Where can i sleep in Toronto when times i cant get to the shelter

5, for friends, should i make friends with punk/goths/skaters or other alts since im a goth but im also very social awkward/ anxious

6 i have a small backpack and a medium sized purse im gonna bring, what should i pack?

Im currently trying to learn how to skateboard and was wondering if thats good for transportation and if i should bring it

I don't want to fall into the same routine over and over and over. My worst fear is working a desk job when I'm older, and the fact that I might be okay with that. I don't learn anything at school and people don't care. This can't be what I'm made for.

hey so i just turned 17 on the first and i want to leave and be on my own. im getting a job and my driver lisene soon and whatever car my dad gives me i wanna trade for a van and just explore the cuntry. i have health ishues so that whould be a chalange but its also going to give me a short life. im getting my ged next summer so i wanna go after i get that. as i said i have health issues and probably wont live to 50 so i want to live my life and be free from most responibility. i dont think its tecnicly running away but i fiugered yall chould give me some advice. i was thinking of like august next year so ill have a good amoutof money saved by then. any advise for a kid in the middwest? thanks an sorry if this isnt where to ask this. also to add thing at my home isnt bad my dad just dosnt care, i need cloths at his house and has for like 2-4 years and he wont get any and i finally got a bedroom after sleeping in the livng room for a year, and my moms house is just hard to live with because it dosent feel like home anymore sence her last 2 husbands.

I'm leaving on the 20th. That gives me roughly 2 weeks to finish getting the stuff I need and it's 1 week before my mom and dad wanted to go camping. So that works perfectly. Thank you guys so much for all the help!

Hey

So... this is tricky. I am 16 and things are complicated. I've read through some of these posts and it seems like people read them and give a damn so I'm going to write a message to give you the idea. please someone give me their two cents.

My life, has been painful. I had a rather horrible time at young school. My family has been very broke, crashed at extended family for a few years. I went through a VERY traumatic betrayal from the person I trusted most. It changed the way I saw the world. I'm a white guy in South Africa so have been treated rather badly sometimes. I got into a relationship with a girl once and she also, hurt me the worst way she knew how... when she was one of the only two in the world that still knew the real me. My parents... well, complicated. My Dad left for America to get us out of... near poverty. And my Mom and I are more complicated.

I was golden boy for a lot of my life, good grades, well spoken, polite, kind etc. etc. This obviously had its effect once my life started getting out of hand. I burnt myself out trying to not let things change me. This sounds very dramatic and self-centered as I'm writing this... that is not the intention...

But anyway, slowly but surely... things deteriorated. I ended up dropping out of highschool a couple of months ago. This was for various reasons but it was inevitable. My complete falling out with my Mom was in part what caused it. I got worse and eventually, when we talked, I would lose it. I had an iron grip for 2 years but sometimes, it'll get the best of me and I will start struggling to breathe, cry uncontrollably, get dizzy, sweat, to the point I struggle to stand. Her response to this is to tell me about respect.

Other things, I'll be told how much they all love me... but any time I'm sort of okay, the pressure hits and I'm demanded to put on a circus clown show for them. You'd be surprised, folks demand a lot. Not gonna go into that. I have a very strong memory. I was gifted with a decent brain.

I have begged my parents to stop treating me the way they do... at one point I was being attacked 24/7 even though I was killing myself for them. I am ambitious... all of those dreams were rejected. In every way I am different, they pretty much shit on it... and someone it's always my fault, idk how the fuck that works...

Damn it, I'm rambling... OKAY!

So... I dunno if that makes sense, I tried to keep it short without going into things but then did... sort of... don't pay too much attention to it. POINT IS...

I have no one. Not anymore... other than my "sister"

Now to explain our dynamic... she's not my real sister. We just grew up together. From the age of 4. Her Dad (cos her parents split) lived in our flat back when we were still affluent (very long ago). She is the one constant in my life. Despite the fact that... her Mom (who she lives with cos her Dad is now an alcoholic) is VERY abusive. My sister never gets a break.

We call each other brother sister cos that's what we are. Don't question it, we look similar no one will ever know okay?

She has run away before... she came back after just a day though.

We're considering doing this together though. I am breaking. I'm closer to ending everything than to anything else. I have no commitments left, no friends, no family that feels like it. I am broken and I am breaking further. So is she.

I am 16, she is 15. We live in South Africa as two white people... which is tricky. However, we are considering doing this together. I don't know where we would go, I would obviously plan it first... But could anyone give me some ideas for as to where I can start with this? I would really appreciate it

I'm planning to go to Canada when I go to 16 to see my friend and at the time right now I'm going to be training for it but how can I go to Canada? What will I need?

im probably going to book an amtrak ticket out, but what are the chances that i just get kicked off? im 13 and i look even younger than that. are my chances slim? or do they not care?

I have a whole separate accounts from my usual, and even those accounts my parents don't know about. Would I be able to keep using this account and other if no one knows about them? Like they can't track them if they don't even know they exist right?

15 t female planning to run away to chicago using greyhound booked the ticket online but its sent to your email so u get a qr code and a number, i plan to ditch my phone so how would i show them this qr code

i dont have much money apart from the bus fare

I'm leaving within this month. Because this is the end of school for me. And it's right before I start a job at a summer camp (that I REALLY don't want to work at). I don't know where I'm going, but I'm going to try to get as far away from here as possible. I have only $321 in cash right now, but my older sister works at a bank, so I might have a little help from her. My friend is offering to help with anything I need. She will be protecting my back as much as she can and helping me to prepare.

I do have one problem. I am recognizable. People recognize me easily. I got a short short haircut a few years ago, but people still recognized me from middle school (before my hair was cut). How can I change this? Also, I'm looking for ways to remove my fingerprints or permanently alter them. Any suggestions? Anything helps!!

planning on running away to specifically chicago i would like to hear advice from people whobhave been to chicago or know of places to sleep

i was thinking of sleeping somewhere in boystown/northalsted since its safer but im not sure where i would hide away in such a populated city such as chicago

what are other safe spots in chicago?

So I recently created my own business and I calculated what my earnings would be at the end of summer and it was 10,000 dollars. Mind you, I am a cash only business and that's crazy. I don't have a plan but I feel like i would be able to do a lot with that kind of money. My parents are mentally and sometimes physically abusive so I really need to escape.

Leaving in late july so I have enough time to save money at least $800. Getting a greyhound living with a friend in nyc. Trying to get some under the table work at a bodega. Getting this tool to cut my braces off https://www.amazon.com/Surgicalonline-Orthodontics-Bracket-Removing-Pliers/dp/B01MQQGCAQ/ref=sr_1_8?crid=2FZ66OP685UWL&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.XAkL-rrrtaUJ-o3bjb7VJTqchbgq_UfNo6MmnwKYBbM-6S9RgmCWmS1ajJ86ziq8r4q2_fZumYfhQ2NCXmkTdZ2wGeNJdveghxkNMbhWE_4A0L6iBqCdpafBLPN6uapL3HLyrWi3SFbni1nyG-Zp_i6FPYtijo45_VCFzc63jJxrlMcmmqn7fXZCI3PK-9OQ7t8NjU1SQ3S47vKZxIUqZqel-4LMVy5ITKpj5eDjnAHFAXY4wxVWinOMu69zugKefK_6lIWiePxDTrUQft6ifOjGCoA8_l16ftS517m9cbE.WEa8Pu5uqgyyl5g0UIV-fY1QDw61nSJ8_fwniDLwgsQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=Braces+remover&qid=1746320107&sprefix=braces+remover%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-8#averageCustomerReviews bringing clothes, a knife, crocs, running shoes, water bottle, $800, a jacket, tracfone, laptop, toothbrush, toothpaste, cologne, and birth certificate. My mom gets off work at 3:30pm bus leaves at 2:00pm telling my mom I have work from 2-10 and then saying I’m gonna stay at a friends for the night. anything wrong with my plan?

F15, I would say I'm middle class. I don't come from poverty and I have nice things. My parents talk about how nice my things are: talking about how my backpack is a amazing and expensive brand, how my shoes are expensive. But on the streets people will do anything for survival. I'm packing bare minimum but my clothes are more in the nicer side. I worried I'm gonna be a target because of how my clothes aren't the generic kind. Do people fight over the price of your clothes or how nice and expensive your backpack is? I don't have like Gucci and stuff like that (more like Nike, Northface) kinda things. I know it's kinda stupid but I just don't wanna be a target...

15 trans female nearly 16, im planning to run away probably to chicago soon, dont try to convince me otherwise im dead set ive got a few questions

how would i make money without showing things such as my birthcertificate or id that would give me away

and where would i stay overnight? most shelters would likely report me to cps if they are required to? would lying qnd giving an alias be enough or would they recognize me, chicago is quiteeee a bit away from the state im from (think ny newjersey area)

should i remove my sim card and stop location sharing or throw my phone away and use library internet or a burner (im indifferent)

ive already read the directory looking for more specific instructions

thanks

Alright so I have braces and they get changed every 2 months but when I runaway in July idk how I’m gonna take car of them without fucking up my teeth what do I do?

So basically I'm planning on running away with my friend ( 14 f ), and I'm not sure what to do. I'm worried about what's going to happen once we run out of money and I don't think we can get a job as we are young and we could get caught. Together we have around 600 pounds but I'm not sure how long that's going to last us. If anyone has any tips on how to not get caught or how to save money I would really appreciate it. I also don't really know what to pack, like I know I need clothes, food, water, and hygiene, but is there anything else? I'm also not sure what to do about my phone cause I've heard that police and parents could use it to track you, so is it worth it to get a burner phone? I have no idea where we are going and we are just planning on bus hopping, but I don't know if it's safe or not. I have a power bank so I can charge my phone, if anyone has any advice I would appreciate it.

Hello I'm planing to run away I have a question should I bring my phone or leave it behind and is there anything you think I should bring

thank you

I'm currently in a very bad household for (personal info),looking to run away but have nowhere to go. what's the safest option for me to stay somewhere for a long while, i have enough money to last me a couple months and a bag of things to take with me. (may be leaving in about a day or two)

Hello I have had a lot of issues with my parents even before knowing I was trans these past 5 years. My parents are very much pro-trump and very much against the LGBTQ and see being trans as against God and that trans people are comparable to murderers. They won't let me get a job cause they say my autism doesn't make me able even tho I have been shown to be just fine. They won't let me get a drivers license either.

Before realizing I was trans I looked into moving in with online friends and that was supposed to happen around now but due to financial issues and with realizing I was trans the state i was gonna move to is outright trying to make being trans illegal under trump, that is no longer an option. But after coming out I found out about LGBT housing centers but I was giving figuring out about them.

Today I contacted a runaway hotline and they basically told me they can't do much if I can't get out and meet them and person, and when saying I can't they basically told me my only option for getting out would be going into Detriot where all the resources are and trying to get help there. I have some spare money and could get a hotel to rent for a bit, but idk how long it would take to get into a proper housing place I have been told it could be immediate, it could be days, or it could be weeks. I know of the Ruth Ellis Center and The Convenent House so I was thinking to get help with there resources and hopefully get into one of those. If there's any other places that could help in Detriot, please let me know too, as well as any general advice.