Here I am referring to my own blog for information on runaway teens. Yep! He has done it again. Last night after we went to bed he took off, sometime after midnight. My husband found his room empty at 5:00 this morning. He did not take his cell phone and erased all his history.
I immdiately went to the transit center in town to see if he was trying to catch a bus. From the last time he ran, I wished I had started looking right when I heard he left. I did not see him and realized I cannot spend my time looking for him. I can’t go through what I went through the last time he ran. I will look, report it to the police and pray that he decides it is not worth it. For some reason, I feel he will be gone for a while, but I would just like to know that he is alive.
As a parent there is only so much that we can do, then it is up to our teens to use their judgement to make the right decisions. I just wish his decision was different.
No related posts.
Posts
{ 12 comments… read them below or add one }
MY SON RAN AWAY THREE TIMES WHAT SHOULD I DO FEB 2012 I PRAY EVERY NIGHT I CANT SLEEP GOD PLEASE SEND HIM HOME I CAN GET HELP FOR HIM I DID A POLICE REPORT .HE 16 YEARS OLD
Your daughter is 16, a minor he is an adult not a boy if he is 21. If you are truly concerned about your daughters welfare get the authorities involved. Talk to the school they may be able to help if she is not attending classes. A restraining order may be the next step if he is not welcome at your home and keeps showing up. Read my latest post I know how scary this is, as parents we need to take back our power. Good luck.
My daughter has befriended a homeless boy. I am worried about her getting into trouble with this guy. She is 16 years old and his is 21. The other night I caught him hiding in my daughters bedroom and my wife has tried to help him by directing him to shelters and to people that could help him get his life back on track. He showed up at my house again last night so we took him and dropped him off at his friends house. I don’t trust this kid and think that he is a bad influence on my daughter. I believe that she is skipping school to help him out. I am afraid to go to sleep at night because I am afraid that he will come back to my house and get my daughter involved in something stupid. I don’t know what to do anymore. I have not been able to sleep or eat for a week now and I am really stressing out over this. Any advice?
My son left home last February for several months after he kept in touch with us but refused to come home. He has since quit school and has severed all contact with us. He changed his cell phone number none of old friends see him anymore the last time iI spoke with his was when i got an notification from school about bad attendance record and owing book fees to the school. He told he would take care of it. The nextday he changed his phone number now it has been over a month since I have heard from him. He lft once before for a month. I called the police. Basically they are telling me he isnt a runaway if he was keeping in touch. What im trying to say is I have 2 other kids that miss him.And the thought of no knowing and having contact with him is killing me my son is 17 will be 18 in Feb.
I thank you all for your postings. It was helpful in many ways.
M daughter came home!!! I am glad that she returned. I feel for everone out there that has a run away. It is as your life stops still, no where to turn, nothing to really do. It is like I am emotionally held hostage by the one I love more then life itself.
My prayers go out to all of you who have and are walking in my shoes.
Bless you and your loved ones.
I am so sorry to hear that your daughter has chosen to runaway. Hopefully you’ve called the police, I think you only have to wait 24 hrs. My son has run away in the past and I know other parents who have had runaways. It is so scary but kids these days are pretty resourceful. They have friends who will shelter them and unfortunately other parents will shelter them without informing the other parent. I agree that you should look into attending al-anon meetings. It really helps in situations like this because it prepares us to better deal with our child once they return home. This could just be a manipulation move on her part. Please continue to let us know how you are doing and I will pray for her speedy and safe return.
I am so sorry to hear that your daughter has run away. I know how stressful this can be. If your daughter is over 18 years old there is not much you can do. If she is under 18, see this page of resources for parents with runaways http://www.troubledteenblog.com/news/when-your-teen-runs-away/
My Daughter ran away early this morning 7-27-2010
I am beside myself with worry. I feel your sorrow.
What do we do? I just want her to be safe.
I am so stressed out!
How long before you can call the police?
Sadly none that I am familiar with. You may want to look into ala-non.
I’m sorry. I can relate as my child has also run away. She’s been gone a long time and I cannot even describe how much I miss her.
Is there a support forum somewhere for parents to talk about this?
I am SO SORRY to hear about this. I hope he quickly decides to come home but realistically, your feeling that he might be gone a while is probably right. I will keep him and you in my thoughts and prayers and I’m SO GLAD that you’re going to opt to take care of yourself some this time around!
OMG, i am so sorry to hear this. I will be praying. Big hugs to you.