I'm 16 years old, I have about $865 to my name (debit card), and I am an avid biker. I have done 55 miles in 7 hours, but I have been building up endurance and speed for 2 years since. Home is hell. My sister goes to college and I live 150 miles away (just straight line - not driving). She can be a jerk, but shes always there to help me up. My father has a great job and is fun and can be a great guy, but sometimes (actually, anytime he comes home from work, or in general 90% of the time, or any time he's under any stress) he can be a serious jerk. We're talking criticism, irritability, overreacting to everything, bla bla bla, general verbal abuse. My mother is somewhat similar, but she's usually just irritable. She has meltdowns all the time, and she gets screaming about her various disabilities and how she can't have a clean house, bla bla bla, general crap. The two of them together is like a bipolar biker dude: cool, fun, nice guy one minute, asshole the next. The stress is killing me. Plus, I'm killing myself because I am trying to excell at everything JUST SO THEY WILL NOTICE. I kick ass at guitar, and I've never had a lesson. The only thing they say is "turn it down, why do you have to play it all the time, bla bla bla". They sarcastically say nice things when I prompt them. My father always tells me to be succinct, and clearly I can't be.
So now to the running away. So, avid bicycler, sister's college 150miles away, parents suck, stress killing me. And not to mention I go on boy scout outings for 10 days at a time away from family. Right now home is bearable. But if it gets as bad as it did last winter break, when I had my first and only shots of rum, I am going to run away. I plan on doing it in 4 to 5 days.
My question is, does anyone have any advice for me? I have bountiful experience with biking and camping, and I have money to spare, and I have no qualms against being alone in the deep dark woods. I want to know (since it is not a permanent thing, just a healing retreat) if this would be a good idea (relatively, since running away is kind of a bad idea by itself). ** edited for confidential**
So now to the running away. So, avid bicycler, sister's college 150miles away, parents suck, stress killing me. And not to mention I go on boy scout outings for 10 days at a time away from family. Right now home is bearable. But if it gets as bad as it did last winter break, when I had my first and only shots of rum, I am going to run away. I plan on doing it in 4 to 5 days.
My question is, does anyone have any advice for me? I have bountiful experience with biking and camping, and I have money to spare, and I have no qualms against being alone in the deep dark woods. I want to know (since it is not a permanent thing, just a healing retreat) if this would be a good idea (relatively, since running away is kind of a bad idea by itself). ** edited for confidential**
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