Prompt #44 Did you ever try to run away from home?
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Have you ever tried to run away from home?
Running away from home was perhaps a wonderful adventure for some, without considering the consequences. The truth is, I never thought about it. Running away wasn't the answer back then, when wanting to leave was a definite NO.
Sometimes this made me feel like there was no trust, or it was always like they wouldn't budge, or show up, or maintain control.
Besides, my childhood home wasn't designed for running away. It was a small town. Things are different now, but back then, how could you even imagine running away? Everyone knew each other, or knew whose children or teenagers were walking the streets. They knew each other because back then, they didn't pick us up from school or take us there. Of course, they saw us walking to school.
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In my case, the elementary school was four houses away, the middle school was about three blocks away, and then the high school was about five blocks away. They already knew who passed by every day, alone or with others, silent or making noise and laughing, eating ice cream or not.
When it got a little late, my mother would just look out the window without saying a word. But I did know girls and boys who ran away from home when they were teenagers, mostly. Just thinking about my father's face... I'd rather not imagine. Who knows what the consequences would have been if I had ever tried to run away in my childhood or adolescence? My siblings didn't seem to be daring either; they probably thought, "Where would I run away to?"
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I had to smile reading your post. I think our childhoods were in very different places. With mine? My parents had the only gas station in the area. The nearest house was about 8km away. The nearest town about 16km. Getting to school .. by bus.
Running away? I tried that once when I was 5 or 6 years old.. probably walked about 4km... got tired and walked home. Freedom sounded great but I soon learned it wasn't :)
My parents also said when I was 2 years old I also ran away. But at that time I was living in a city... made it about 4 blocks... and the police picked me up. Don't remember that one though.
Thanks for the interesting article.
Ah, well, you were an escape artist. Freedom was snoring close by. Ha, ha, ha.