I'm 13 and I want to runaway. I'm going to run away with my best friend and her other friend. Our lives are terrible and we just want to get away. I moved 6 hours away from everything I know. We both cut and are suicidal and our lives suck. My parents are divorced and her parents never married and fight all the time. We're planning to run away when I come to visit. My best friends friend is a strong guy so he will come in handy. Were going to run away to his dads house that's up for rent and no one goes there. When we get their that when we'll think of a different place to run to. Were already writing up a plan and what we need and everything we have mostly everything covered. Like what were bringing where we're going to sleep where we're going to hide. Me and my best friend are going to wash up at a bathroom in target or something like every other day and wash our clothes every weekend. We're only bringing canned food since its long lasting and doesn't go bad. We're bringing pocket knives and a fake gun to scare people for protection. They have allowances to so were bringing money not sure how much yet probably a couple hundred dollars. I have 500 saved already. We're going to leave a note for our parents so they don't beat themselves thinking its their fault we ran away. We've already thought of what could happen like rape or kidnapping. We're going to bring coats and blankets. Matches, band aids, Advil, rubbing alcohol, bandages, and other things we need. We've got pretty much everything covered. Anything else

We need to think about? What we need situations we might run into? I'm thinking of a story about to why were alone and maybe changing our names to our middle names. Like mines Christine so I might be called Christina. We've already said were going to try to go a month without second thoughts so were sure we want to actually run. Please give me advice. Don't tell me it's a bad idea or anything. I just need ideas of what could go wrong and things like that

You're 13... There is help available if your home is unsafe, I would only run as a last resort. You could get pregnant, or worse out there, and don't have enough money. if you cut, you have a mental illness that absolutely needs treatment!

I have often thought of running away as a child because I thought it was adventureous. Before you do it, here is what will most likely happen: your parents will call the police who will find you fairly quickly and then you and your friend may go to juvenile hall for being a 'disorderly minor'. That happens when parents want their kids put away and can decide for how long. If your parents care a little they won't have you put away but oh boy will you be in trouble. If the police don't find you within a couple days then missing child posters will go up and if you guys will be in any public places at all you will be recognized and brought in. Posters go up all over the state and the states around it.

Second scenario: lets say you guys last a week. a month even. What then? You will need a job when money runs out, and you wont be able to get one because you will be recognized and brought in. How will you two live? You can't live the rest of your lives in his dads house doing nothing. Eventually, in desperation you may turn to prostitution. That is the #1 thing that happens to young girls who run away. He may sell you to a pimp. Sure you guys are friends now, how about when you guys are a week without food? Every man for himself then. But really, what will probably happen is you guys will choose to go home after the money is out. Then you're in for it..

Quite honestly, running away isn't the answer. Your parents don't sound that bad at all. If they hit you just call Child support or something. Running away will never end well. Ever.

Hmmmm what could go wrong?

Let's see here.

You're only 13 and can't work so how will you get more money when you run out of the little cash you and your best friend have saved?

What happens when your best friend CAN'T protect you?

Girls your age are getting sold into sex slavery ...do you wan that?

Have you considered you won't get an education either? You already have idiotic ideas like running away at 13...so, I really think you need to stay in school and you can't do that on the run.

The world is HARD to make it in. There are horrible people to take advantage of stupid little kids that run away.

Even if you have a bad home life it'll be cake compared to being a 13 year old runaway without a job and an education.

Be smart.

You know, I know how it feels to have a bad life with fighting parents. I would usually tell people not to run away, yet since you don't want that, I'll tell you some problems you'll encounter. What if someone gets seriously ill (pneumonia, etc.) or breaks a bone somehow? A few hundred bucks wouldn't cover the bill, plus the hospital would need your parents to come in. Once you run out of money, how will you get money? I'm pretty sure that adults wouldn't give 13-year-olds money to live alone, they'd drive you home. Just some issues to think about.

If you stay in the same city or even county youll get caught. A teen kid is no match for a weak adult so be careful. Hope your fat because 500$ wont buy you food for more than 2 months tops plus canned food = 5 months tops. And you wont receive any education what so ever. So youll end up a starving homeless girl with a 8th grade education. You wont have any friends either except for the 2 people. You wont be able to watch tv, cellphone, internet, nothing. if you go to a library theyll report that youre ditching school. So stay away from libraries and malls(not that youll have money)

Well a situation you will have is you will not have enough money. You will run out of 500 dollars quickly and you will have no way of making money so youll just have to go back home. How could it possibly be better for you to run away with practically no money then to live on a house where necessities are probably probided to you. I dont think you have any idea at all what will really happen. Are you just going to walk everywhere you go and hide all your life. Its really one of the stupidest plans ive ever heatd. I would seroiusly reconsider

Dont do it you'll regret it for your own good don't do it!! Ask for help like uncles aunts or even the police they can talk to your parents an let them know that you hate living with them because of some reasons but don't do it an God Bless You and your friend.

you may be raped then killed and burnt to death.so if you have any intelligence stay in a youth hostel a decent nun's church and learn religion.we do not live on earth to just enjoy to death.please go to a shlter or hospital psychiatric care unit if the stress is driving you to suicide.the kindness of councellors and medical professionals better aid you to understand adult life and give a safe place to rest.