Runaway Teens

I am writing this because I know how lucky I am to have gotten out on the other side… I hope that somehow.. some day I can help just one kid who may think leaving home is a good idea.

I was 15 when I left home. There were many reasons that I am sure most kids go through, but when I had an experience with date rape and told my mother who said it was my fault” what did I expect” I decided to bolt. I figured I could take care of myself better than anyone so I left.

The problem is once you get out on the street you realize that it isn’t that easy. You cant get a job because you cant give your name, you cant eat without stealing or hooking. You become a shell of a human, you go from worrying about the guy in 5th period thinking your a dork to worrying if you are going to get raped or worse.

I slept where ever I could find a place to flop. I spent many a night behind a local grocery store and would get up really early in the morning before the delivery trucks would come. I would raid the dumpster to get the day old bread or the bruised fruit to eat. I would use local fast food places to wash up in ( as best as you can anyway).

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