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.
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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.