I'm 12 and I want to run Away.

i'm 12 and i hate my life


why,why do i hate myself let me tell you why my mom clearly hates me she controls my life she also wants my to be a housewife and she is always trying to find away to hit me with a shoe,belt,charger i have bruises all over my stomach and shoulders. Now for my father who i thought was my dad is actually my stepfather and he likes to touch me while my mom just sits there look at him.and right now i'm planing on running away i actually wanted to run away when i was 10. that's my story not all of it but meh.

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Hi there,

Thank you for taking the time to contact us here at NRS and we appreciate you sharing a bit about your situation. It sounds like you have not been getting the support that you need at home and it has been taking a toll on you. It can definitely be stressful and frustrating when you are not being heard. It is not okay for your family to call you names or talk down to you and you do not deserve to be treated that way.

We want you to know that you are not alone in this and we are here for you 24/7. We can talk more in depth about your situation and explore your options including ways to get the support that you deserve. Because our digital services are different in that we can only respond twice, we are best able to help by phone at 1-800-786-2929 or through live chat at 1800runaway.org.

We look forward to hearing from you soon,
NRS

Hi I'm 12 and I want to run away,

I've have been thinking of running away since kindergarten because my family doesn't understand me. I have these problems that I can't control and instead of being understanding, they make me feel even worse than I already am. My friends don't understand me either. Whenever I tell them that I'm sad, they ignore me. The only friend I feel understands me is Addison. My family has ignored me, said mean things about me, and even more things. Before kindergarten I was fine, but now I feel like nobody understands me. They sometimes call me "stupid" and they make me cry EVERY SINGLE DAY. I felt like there was nobody I could talk to until I heard about NRS. When I am sad, my family makes me even more sad than I already am. Sometimes I feel invisible around them. I feel hated every day. I don't know what I should do NRS!
Please Help me NRS,
Gobwinelet

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Hi there,
Thank you for writing to us here at National Runaway Safeline (NRS). We understand it takes great courage to reach out, and we appreciate you sharing a little bit about what’s going on. It sounds like you’re quite overwhelmed by things at home right now. Your safety and well-being is important. If you are at risk of any danger or feeling unsafe, we encourage you to reach out to 911 or seek emergency assistance immediately. NAMI is also a great resource to reach out to in addition to our crisis services. Their number is 800-950-NAMI or you can text NAMI to 741741.
Often, having a safe space to share how you’re feeling may bring a variety of solutions previously not thought of. This may be an isolating and lonely time for you, but you are not alone in this. We want you to know that we are here as support to help you through this challenging time.
If you would like to talk more in detail please call or chat soon. Our contact information is 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929); www.1800runaway.org (click on the chat button).

We hope to hear from you soon.
Be safe and stay strong,
NRS

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Hi there,

Thank you for writing to us here at National Runaway Safeline (NRS). We understand it takes great courage to reach out, and we appreciate you sharing a little bit about what’s going on. It sounds like you’re quite overwhelmed by things at home right now and you mentioned being harmed. We’re sorry you’re going through this. You don't deserve to be hurt in any way. If you are at risk of any danger or feeling unsafe, we encourage you to reach out to 911 or seek emergency assistance immediately. You may also be able to report any mistreatment to CPS. Child Help USA 1-800-422-4453 www.childhelp.org is an organization that helps protect minors from being harmed. They can tell you more about how CPS could respond to your situation. If you ever need assistance calling out to CPS to make an abuse or neglect report please call is at 1-800-RUNAWAY.
Often, having a safe space to share how you’re feeling may bring a variety of solutions previously not thought of. You are not alone in this. We want you to know that we are here as support to help you through this challenging time.
If you would like to talk more in detail please chat soon through our website www.1800runaway.org (click on the chat button) if you are unable to call in. We unfortunately cannot give advice as we are non-directive. You know your situation best
We hope to hear from you soon.
Be safe,
NRS

Im 12 i want to run away

i have angry issues and i tend to fight with my mom a lot but my dad is really supportive and is hurt when my mom yelling at me. I have a younger brother who is really sweet and always defends me when i fight with my mom. I get bullied at school but i cant tell anybody. everyone always says my life is perfect but i cry and cry i feel like i want to start a new life. so i want to run away. i love my mom but i wish she loved me to. she says shes loves me but is always yelling and screaming at me. i also tend to have really bad grades in school and i fail . im always compared to my brother for not acting or being like him and i dont think ill ever be as good as him but i wish my mom would love me like she did when i was younger. since im the oldest i have to be the example i have to have good grades and stop being "rude" she says. my mom takes my phone away a lot so i lost a couple close friends like my best friend cause i never answer her texts or talk to her. when i ask for things she always says not until you get good grades or care about school. if i run away or hurt myself will it get better?

hi im 12 and id really like to run away. though my situation isn't completley horrible i feel that my enviorment at home is kinda toxic. my mom go through some mood swings for example she one minute happy and joking and smiling then the next shes angry and a very bad energy is around her and i don't feel safe. my mom calls me stupid sometimes, hits me and my sister over small things and i feel scared. i have been wanting to run away since i was 10. i cry almost every day because of her. i go through extreme bullying and she pulled me out of therapy. i suffer from sever depression and tried to hurt myself multiple times and beats me for it and she feels like my depression isn't something serious. i cant go to my friends house because one of my only 2 friends has just cut me off completley and my only other friend doesn't take my situation seriously. i don't want to get in trouble with cps or get my mom in trouble but i just cant stay here with her it isn't safe. my mom and my grandmother are very manipulative and my father left me and i have no money. i have to wait until i start getting paid from my school and that's next year i cant hold out that long i cant take it anymore. i don't know what to do and i have no where to go but i just cant stay in this toxic enviorment.

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Hi there,
Thank you for writing to us here at National Runaway Safeline (NRS). We understand it takes great courage to reach out, and we appreciate you sharing a little bit about what’s going on. It sounds like you’re quite overwhelmed by things at home right now. It sounds like you’re fearing that the situation may end in suicide if things don’t change. Your safety and well-being is important. If you are at risk of any danger or feeling unsafe, we encourage you to reach out to 911 or seek emergency assistance immediately. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255); www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org is also a great resource to reach out to in addition to our crisis services.
Often, having a safe space to share how you’re feeling may bring a variety of solutions previously not thought of. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. This may be an isolating and lonely time for you, but you are not alone in this. We want you to know that we are here as support to help you through this challenging time.
If you would like to talk more in detail please call or chat soon. Our contact information is 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929); www.1800runaway.org (click on the chat button).
You mentioned some things that raise concern for your safety and well-being. If any harm or abuse is happening at home, you have the right to report it. We are not experts on the issue, but generally once it's been reported, social services will either decide whether or not to take the case and further investigate. If they do take the case, they will send out someone from child protective services to do an investigation (interviewing people in the household) and from there they will decide the level of danger within the household. It generally ranges from no danger (the youth stays in the home, some services are given, and the case is closed), moderate danger (they will provide family services with possible temporary displacement) and high danger (they will remove the youth from the home and offer certain services).
If you feel like this is an option you want to explore, you may find this website helpful: https://www.childhelp.org/child-abuse/. We can also help you to file a report if that’s the route you are considering.

We hope to hear from you soon.
Be safe and stay strong,
NRS

I’m 12 I want to run away

I have depression & anxiety and anger issues i don’t know what to do anymore my parents are divorced I get mentally abused and starved by mom in have nobody left, I get bullied in school a lot I have went to the option of hurting myself many times and I still go to that option...

I have 3 friends they all bully me too, I have many online friends who try to help me but they all failed, one of them threatened me telling me if I don’t stop he will kill him self I’m guessing you know how I felt about that, I have suicidal thoughts and have tried killing myself 2 times failed both times,

I have tried telling my mom she called me spoiled I just cried for days on end because of that. My dad acts as if he heard nothing, I have a therapist not helping me at all, my mom is currently next to me I’m scared of her please help me, she has also physical abused me not just verbally, I’m trying to not cry I don’t want to get hit, I hate life I hate everything I hate myself,

........I’m going now I can’t have her read this not today I’m not getting killed by her all that I have to say is help me pls

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Hi there,
Thank you for writing to us here at National Runaway Safeline (NRS). We understand it takes great courage to reach out, and we appreciate you sharing a little bit about what’s going on. It sounds like you’re quite overwhelmed by things at home right now and you mentioned being harmed. We’re sorry you’re going through this. You don't deserve to be hurt in any way. If you are at risk of any danger or feeling unsafe, we encourage you to reach out to 911 or seek emergency assistance immediately. You may also be able to report any mistreatment to CPS. Child Help USA 1-800-422-4453 www.childhelp.org is an organization that helps protect minors from being harmed. They can tell you more about how CPS could respond to your situation. If you ever need assistance calling out to CPS to make an abuse or neglect report please call is at 1-800-RUNAWAY.
Often, having a safe space to share how you’re feeling may bring a variety of solutions previously not thought of. You are not alone in this. We want you to know that we are here as support to help you through this challenging time.
If you would like to talk more in detail please chat soon through our website www.1800runaway.org (click on the chat button) if you are unable to call in. We unfortunately cannot give advice as we are non-directive. You know your situation best
We hope to hear from you soon.
Be safe,
NRS

I'm 13 and I want to get away. I feel like my parents are too overprotective, and won't let me do anything. They compare me with other girls, and tell me I can't do anything right. I know this is not a very severe problem but I just don't know. I want to get out, camp under the stars, and just have some alone time without my parents barging in and telling me what to do. I want to make a life for myself, fall in love, create a business, and not have to worry about my parents telling me to do what they want me to do. I used to tell my parents I'd run away, but my dad always thought I was bluffing. He told me to go, and said I'd never do it. When I was 10 I did. I went on my bike and rode down a small bike path. It started to get dark, and there were woods all over me. I was so scared. I didn't want to return home, but I had to because I packed nothing, and I was freezing. At home my parents were so mad at me. My dad slapped me in the face, and my mom stopped talking to me for a week. They took away my phone, ripped all the posters in my room, and totally demolished my room. I used to runaway for different reasons, but know I want to escape my parents. I don't know what to do, for fear of the consequences when I comes back home.

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Hello,
Thank you for writing to us here at the National Runaway Safeline.

We understand it takes great courage to reach out, and we appreciate you sharing a little bit about what’s going on. It sounds like you feeling upset with your mom and as a result you are thinking about running away or harming yourself. Sometimes things can feel out of control and it’s not clear how to handle it. We’re glad you reached out.

We want you to know that we are here as support to help you through this challenging time. We can best help by phone or chat as NRS is unable to respond more than twice by email or bulletin for assistance. If you would like to talk more in detail and share more about how we can help specifically, please call or chat soon.
Our contact information is 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929); www.1800runaway.org (click on the chat button).

If you are at risk of any danger or feeling unsafe, we encourage you to reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255.

Take care,
NRS

I’m only 12 and I want to run away cause my mom yells at me just for no reason and I want to leave but I don't like school too much work and my mom yells at me and I need to drop out but I want to be a football player and a multi-billionaire my mom treats me like crap and I just want to end life right here right now and my friend Parker I have to be friend him so if anyone gets this plz help me out. P.S. I’m black.

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Hello and thank you for reaching out to the National Runaway Safeline. It is terrible that your parents are treating you in such an abusive and inappropriate manner. There is no reason that or excuse for them to be physical with you. On top of struggling with your depression and anxiety on your own, it makes sense that you want to leave that kind of environment. We want you to know that we will support you in whatever way we can. If your parents are being physically threatening towards you to the point where you feel unsafe, we do recommend that you call the police.

One option that you have could be filing an abuse report about the way your parents treat you. That is something that we can help you with if you want to call or chat with us. Or, you can reach out to the National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-422-4453 or childhelp.org in order to learn more about the abuse reporting process and what the consequences could be.

Another option would be leaving home. If you do choose to leave, it might be a good idea to reach out to us beforehand so that we can look for a safe place for you to go. The number one most dangerous place for a youth to be is out on the street and we want to avoid that if at all possible.

If you want to talk more about what other options you might have and what resources you might have access to, please don’t hesitate to give us a call at 1-800-786-2929 or chat with us at 1800runaway.org.

Take care,
NRS

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Hello and thank you for reaching out to the National Runaway Safeline. It sounds like you are dealing with some intense stuff and we want to support you in whatever way we can. Depression and anxiety can be really rough to deal with, especially all on your own.

While running away might seem like a straightforward way to deal with what is going on right now, it can be very dangerous and very difficult if you are not careful. It’s good that you have some money to be able to support yourself for a short time, but you may want to make sure you have a place to go before you leave. Being on the streets is the number one most dangerous place for a young person to be, and we want you to be as safe as possible. It could be worth it to reach out to some family or friends in order to talk about you maybe staying with them for some time. Additionally, we can also look for what shelters are in your area and see if there is somewhere you can go to be safe and comfortable.

If you want to talk more about what is going on, what options you have, and how you can run away in a safe and effective manner if you need to, please give us a call at 1-800-786-2929 or chat with us at 1800runaway.org.