I was in the kitchen preparing to cook dinner when my second daughter walked in after college. As soon as she saw my face, she flashed yet another summons that was stuck on the car wind screen, due to overstaying the parking limit time. Then, she said, oh I have bigger news to tell, just to distract me from the true fact.
She went to keep all her things in her room and was so anxious to share her story. She told me that one of her friends had gone missing from home since morning. She tried calling and discovered that her mobile was off; being the concerned friend she decided to go over to the friend’s house. My daughter was met by the distraught parents. She then stayed to talk to the parents for some time, and this was when the summon was put on the car.
Later on in the evening, we discovered that her friend ran away from home, because she had failed in her examination yet again, and was afraid to face the parents.
Why do kids run away from home? Can this be the only solution? Are parents usually the reason for kids to run away?
I remember when my son was angry with me for not allowing my maid to take care of his cousin, he was at that point of time taking side with his aunt, as mom will forever be wrong. Due to this fact he decided to run away from home. I was very sad of course, besides single handedly taking care of them, I was also seen as the bad one, but then again which teenager will not hate his mom at one point in their life right?
Remember how you felt the last time you got in a big fight with your parents, this is the kind of anger that pushes someone to run away from home without even weighing the consequences. There are also incidences where kids run away from home due to the fact that they have done something that they were ashamed of, and were afraid to tell their parents.
Kids more than often think that running away from home will give them the freedom of rules and regulations. The imagination of such freedom must be so great and exciting, right? Unfortunately, instead of escaping one problem, they will soon realize that they had landed into an even bigger problem. They will soon realize that they have no money, no food, no comfort of a home, and worst still lonely.
No problem can be too big to be resolved, communication “not threats” is the key to a happy home.
Think before you even thought of running away ok!!!!!!
She went to keep all her things in her room and was so anxious to share her story. She told me that one of her friends had gone missing from home since morning. She tried calling and discovered that her mobile was off; being the concerned friend she decided to go over to the friend’s house. My daughter was met by the distraught parents. She then stayed to talk to the parents for some time, and this was when the summon was put on the car.
Later on in the evening, we discovered that her friend ran away from home, because she had failed in her examination yet again, and was afraid to face the parents.
Why do kids run away from home? Can this be the only solution? Are parents usually the reason for kids to run away?
I remember when my son was angry with me for not allowing my maid to take care of his cousin, he was at that point of time taking side with his aunt, as mom will forever be wrong. Due to this fact he decided to run away from home. I was very sad of course, besides single handedly taking care of them, I was also seen as the bad one, but then again which teenager will not hate his mom at one point in their life right?
Remember how you felt the last time you got in a big fight with your parents, this is the kind of anger that pushes someone to run away from home without even weighing the consequences. There are also incidences where kids run away from home due to the fact that they have done something that they were ashamed of, and were afraid to tell their parents.
Kids more than often think that running away from home will give them the freedom of rules and regulations. The imagination of such freedom must be so great and exciting, right? Unfortunately, instead of escaping one problem, they will soon realize that they had landed into an even bigger problem. They will soon realize that they have no money, no food, no comfort of a home, and worst still lonely.
No problem can be too big to be resolved, communication “not threats” is the key to a happy home.
Think before you even thought of running away ok!!!!!!
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