Running Away for Three Weeks

Running away from home, while it sounds liberating and glamorous, is not fun. 3. If possible, get a job. If you're sixteen or older, you may be able to get a job.
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Sometimes I get so desperate about the monotony of my life that I end up in front of a computer screen reading about other places or imagining myself traveling through Europe or maybe Egypt. Great article brother If people who work understood that they are really the ones who are running away. Maybe then they would understanding that they are no longer alive. Most, if not all, of these people were from other countries, mainly Europe. Also, I only met a handful of other Americans while in NZ, just showing more how little we travel.

Now to rebuild the funds and plan…. Why is running away always considered a bad thing to do? I get your point here…. I think most people want to travel and see as much of the world and what it has to offer. There is so many other cultures and different people to meet. My question is what do you do other than travel in your life? So in a way they did run away from their problems to experience the high life but in the end had to come back to the same problems.

I am not saying everyone is the same but I think its always good to have a back plan so when the day comes to hang up your rucksack, you can do. My time will come but for now I am happy doing the things I love. I would ideally do the same job i currently work as Engineer in another country some day. Gabz here Remember me and Ilana from Rome?? Thought your piece was fantastic — it got right to the point and we could all benefit from it being published in a paper, for instance, so that a wider audience could read it and begin to understand our kind.

Keep it real, and keep living the dream man! OK- I totally would love to travel.

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The only problem is…. If you are on the go all of the time, how do you hold down a job to get that money? The big issue is money……. Most places hiring will not even consider you if you hold more than one job every two years consistently. You could have your PhD, but a employers are leary of job-jumpers.

I would reccommend that everyone traveled- but to do it while they are young- just out of high school…between That is a time when you can get away with whatever and you can totally avoid listing what you have done on a resume as no one really expects you to get serious until your twenties. People admire a young person with a sense of adventure. But I am too scared of breaking free from the norm……I used to be fearless and I did travel between , but after hearing parents, freinds, advisors, etc.

So much to be scared of- wish there was a guarantee that you would not regret your decision to skip town. The nomad life is a great one and if you can find a partner to do it with even better. It would help people become more understanding, empathetic and open minded. This is the lifestyle your readers either already have or dream of having. Reading things like this helps keep me motivated to push myself until I get there.

Thanks for being an inspiration to all of us nomads and nomad-wannabes out there! I get the same comments after I left the rat race of NYC to travel and explore, started imhereyourethere. Life is about the journey, not the destination. My husband and I are in our 50s, never going to be able to retire, both kids married and have their careers, interests, etc. I, not my husband, am always searching for something to do to see this country, never satisfied with where I am because I know that there is more!

I want to see our Country — the good ole USA. I know — people will think that I have a loose screw but sounds great to me!!! I admire that someone is out there really doing their thing! Enjoy your life — we only live once! As the old saying goes: If I were to meet you on the road, drinks on me mate. Awesome blog you have there my friend. But I make up for it during summer. People always saying why I choose to spend all my free time on the road. They say they would like to try it, spend two months traveling Europe by train or whatever. Most of them will never try this.

And when you ask them why, the usual response occur: In my experience the good stuff somehow almost every time out top the bad stuff. My life sucked, wake up, go work, go gym, go shopping cook dinner, sleep, weekend, go shopping with wife, go to DIY centre…. I threw it all in in Eat Pray Love Style. Ridden miles through Thailand on a moutain bike New Year , lived 3 months in New Zealand, been to Japan lifetime ambition ……the list goes on. Money is easy to find when you know what you want to do….

I think the richest lives are seen in those people who build a life in one place, with family friends, loved ones and yes a steady job. South East Asia for me was such a disappointment, full of westerners just wanting to party. The party is so disgusting, full of foul westerners, so arrogant, swearing, drinking, littering a beautiful landscape. Have you seen the bars of the beach? What makes a life if building one, not moving around all the time. But you are young. You will change as you get older, and hopefully see the full moon party goers as a depressing part of tourism.

Thailand is now so ugly and ruined. Sure the natural landscape is beautiful, if you like hanging around on hot beaches, but all the man made infrastructure is just done so cheaply and unattractively with a quick profit in mind. Being there made me realise how rich in culture and beautiful my home country, England, is.

I take the Full Moon Party for what it is- a party. I got there to party. I have a good time there. I also meant to add that leatherback turtles had returned to the beaches of thailand, including the full moon one for thousands of years. They have a natural instinct to return to their beach of birth. If there is noise or lights on the beach, the turtles leave immediately and lay their eggs in the sea, killing them instantly.

Its funny that ko tao is named after the turtles that used to hatch there, but now the loud, arrogant tourists playing western r n b music has ruined their natural environment! Matt, you are not as wise as you think. Some of the wisest and most lovely and content people I know are those that have built a family and give something back to their local community.

Wow I could not have said it any better! I also would like to add that for those who have not read The Secret or the Power, I would highly recommend it. After all, its what gave me the finances to travel for so long I believe, and I am already on the path to exploring all of the countries I have for so long wanted to see. Everyone should have their own vision board, and yes everyone is the captain of their own ship! This is exactly what I believe in now.

I am tired of people expecting us to find a 9 to 5 job. Who says that is the only way to live?? In the past, I had always envied those who can travel a lot. Then I realize instead of envying others, I can do the same. Now I have a home based business which gives me the freedom. Thank you for writing such a good blog which I totally agree with!! Thank you, thank you, thank you. One life to live that we know of , so live it. Great point of view! Unfortunately here in Indonesia there are also norm and rules which people follow in order to live a normal life.

Many people are still confined in this conventional way of thinking. Ultimately though, if everyone is running away from something, is running away always necessarily a bad thing? People run away from bad situations all the time, like war and abusive relationships. I have friends and family telling me the same thing!

You all seem like such free spirits, while I am a caged bird. Travelling sounds nice and all, but I dont think the nomadic life is for me. Ive been to different parts of the U. I keep sending out resumes because I want to get a job. Last night I applied for a job teaching english for a year in South Korea. Im probably not going to get it, but I dont know what I would do if I did.

The travel bug never really bit me. This really helps me to realise what I should not tell my son. I do know that but I want him to be happy. In his own way. You are living a life people dream of, so yes, I guess you are running away… from monotony. What is wrong with that? I say keep running Matt! So instead, they run down those who do in an attempt to justify their inability to take a step into the unknown. I find your blog, your tone and general attitude to life — both refreshing and inspiring.

I drop by here occasionally to re-afirm that there are people out there living their dream, and to top it all off — we share the same first name. Alright, not exactly an uncommon one, but still…. I do intend to do what you do one day. We might have agreed with the naysayers though not so judgmental ten years ago, and it took a long look at things before we got the guts to take off.

It was the best thing we ever did! I went home after 1 year with the best intentions, I immediately felt like before I left 1 year before. So I decided to leave for good, I never went back. After over 8 years tho, is not like im escaping from that place anymore!! I was in Europe for 4 years and I have now been living in South America for 4 years, learned a million of things, been poor, been rich, been happy, been sad… but most of all…i have been living and I am super satisfied with my life!

I am very content! So, why cant an escape be just the beginning of things? Just the primordial cause that evolved into the discovery of something more important? One more thing, why does it seem like there are more male nomads than female. Great piece of writing about travel and living outside the norm. My wife and I do our best as teachers. We feel we can make a real difference in the world. Also, we get more time off for travel or family in the summer. I feel like it is the in between life we are searching for. Summers to travel with the kids and expose them to the real world and not just the Americanized propagandized version we see and hear from American media.

You do not have to graduate high school, go to college, get a job, buy a car, get married, buy a house, have kids, work until you retire, and then die old having worked your whole life away in this materialistic, capitalistic driven society we grow up in in the United States. Hey Matt, I really dig this post. When I first took off at 16 and traveled around Europe and the Middle East, I have to admit, I actually was running away from something.

I hoped that I would find happiness. I fostered these hopes with each new country I entered. However, I quickly realized that happiness can only be found within ones self. Now when I travel, I am not running away from home but rather like you, I am running towards life. Safe Travels, Best, Leif. I agree with you, I just wish I would quit being so scared and just leave.

I have listened to the media about how scary the world is and how hard it is financially. I need to do what your doing. I need to figure out some way to bring in revenue. If anyone has any ideas let me know. It bothers me that everyone sees travel as an interlude — after which you must return to everyday life.

I have always relished the idea of living life to the fullest, without any trace of monotony. I really loved this article, and I think everyone should give travel a chance. I love travelling, meeting all kinds of people, cultures, seeing beautiful sights and interesting places. I always thought I wanted to immigrate abroad but after a few months away I miss my friends and family and want to come home.

I am eternally thankful for this post. I am an intelligent, artistic mostly sane college grad with an undying hunger to explore and do what I want for me and my life, not some angsty 15 year old mad at mommy and daddy for not letting me stay out pass curfew. So I find my self staring at square one with no real travel plans, no travel partner other then my dog and less money then I woulda had if I left 3 weeks ago as planned.

So I guess my question is what next? The fear of the unknown and consequences of upsetting a tightly woven, stubborn family seem insurmountable, however. Thank you for your article, Matt!! By far, this is the best post on dealing with the people I leave behind. Thanks for such an awesome blog! I went to Italy for 6 months to study abroad and just came back 2 months ago. But you, and others like you, give me so much hope and courage.

Thank you for reviving my dream, and I hope someday soon after college , I will be able to do all the things I want, and go all the places I want. Do you think you might want to stop and settle down one day? Are you scared of when that might happen? This blog is truly inspirational. Yes, you are right. You travel towards life, not away from it. You explained it so nicely. By sheer internet happenstance I found this old blog of yours. The world is too dependent upon the little worlds we construct around ourselves, never venturing outside because they are comfortable little worlds and the great big one has a tendency to be nasty.

The news never really captures the different kinds of goodness and wonder growing wherever it can. This article inspired me a little — or perhaps set a attune to the kind of wonder I had been ignoring — to see a little more of what goes on in the mindsets of other cultures so very different from my own. People like you are the only ones moving at all. You inspire me man.. Matt, I just came across your blog. Think I heard about you from Thrilling Heroic couple weeks ago.

If I want to come back, I can whenever I want…. Everybody wins and I get to do what I love. What could be better. Anyone can do this, that wants to. If you truly have the desire you can figure out a way…. Running away… this term seems to signify cowardice or fleeing danger. You run away from a mad elephant or a god damned tsunami. Running away from 60 hours a week in the office?

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Cowardice has nothing to do with extended travel. Hell, it takes a balls to constantly sell everything you have and move to an unknown place with no plan of return. Just tell people your running! I am in Africa trying to do some development work and know exactly what you are saying! I am running away. Wow, I loved reading this, thanks! I am a fellow nomad. I have been presented with the same question of running away and when I explain that I am running to…that I want to see everything I can, I rarely find those on the same page. I love these explorations!

Rock on…so glad to see so many fellow explorers. I love this article. I plan to start my new nomad life tomorrow. I have a travel schedule planned out but have not told my family or friends yet. I want an adventurous life, not a boring desk job life. I have this drive in my heart that makes me yearn for mountains, deserts, new oceans, forests and all new cultures that are at present unknown to me.

I plan on writing a novel about my travels around the world and starting a life I can look on in wonder and awe. A nicely put blog, great read! Your methodology seems week to me. The whole white picket fence, 2. You may not think you are running but you are — from yourself. The best is if you can enjoy a great career or start-up and take 2 months off a year. Very inspirational and true words Matt.

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I like it that you dont mince your words,you say it as it is, and how you feel. Here is an interesting and true story. When I was eighteen, my friend and I decided to travel to france. I had a car and was to drive. We saved and planned and as time drew closer I became more excited.

Then my friend became strangely quite on the matter. She chose the puppy!! Needless to say I was confused and disappointed. I never lost the urge to travel and a few years later announced to my family that I was going in a few days time. People were shocked and worried. Is it because it challenges their own boundaries? I have enjoyed reading your blog for quite a few months now. It seemed that I needed to be away to find my place in myself and I found it. This year, I took my two children to London, Paris and Rome in the hopes to open their eyes to something more.

Continue having the time of your life in your travels…. There is no guarantee that traveling the world, marrying your high school sweetheart or being rich will make you happy. The joy is in the pursuit, the process, the removal of regret and the hope that the outcome will lead to joy. I love it when people think outside the norm, or maybe I mean I love the people that have found their own brain!

But when I find blogs like yours, and I meet those rare indviduals who choose to live their life their way, I feel so inspired again. This definitely appears to be a topic that generates different views and discussion which reflects the thought provoking nature of this post.

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I believe the purpose of life is to attain happiness. Life is also about choices. If one achieves happiness with a nomadic lifestyle then a good choice was made. Maybe some people will choose that lifestyle and go down that road and not be happy. Maybe there is some element of that as well. He thought I was mad when I suggested that we let the house and go travelling around the world…. Husband still has some work ethic Calvinistic pangs occasionally, but when I point out the alternative; being employed by box-ticking mindless bureaucrats, staring at a wall, to service a mortgage?

And would we even get jobs now? I plan to carry on until they carry me off. I personally enjoy renting vacation homes through sites like HereStay. Though, I suppose we cannot stereotype all travelers as either living or escaping. I also believe you can do both simultaneously. There is always the possibility that someone travels to escape from their problems, such as running away from debt or relationship problems. I know because I have met some on my journeys.

That gets me plenty of unwanted advice and derision, esp from people who claim to love me most! I notice my fellow Americans have big brains in their big heads, yet have the smallest minds. They believe their religion is the right one. Their habits are the normal ones.

But people pass on their numbskull ideas to offspring, unfortunately. I was directed to this website by my fiance who just informed me that he wants to drop everything and travel for at least a year. We are supposed to get married in four months and he just dropped this bomb on me. I really see what you are saying, and I do see the allure of the lifestyle. How could I possibly feed myself if I were to lead a nomadic lifestyle? And most importantly, how do I get past the fact that it really does feel like he is running away from me?

He informed me he is going with or without me. Can you defend his sudden urge to become a nomad at this time, or do you think that he is running away from me? Great post and great writing! I ran away 17 months ago. I always admitted that I was running away. I never denied myself that.

If running away is what it is, then I am a better person for doing it. I embrace it and will beg, borrow and deal to continue.

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I personally think God created us because before us there was nobody to appreciate what he made. We were put here to see it all! In my opinion is running free, a person should do what his heart desires, not running away would be a betrayal to your own self. Ever since I finished high school I have been working on and off random jobs and have already switched college programs 2 times Computer is now 3rd due to the total lack of interest and was only doing it in the first place because every one I know is sort of doing their own thing with work and university.

As soon as I ran across your blog while looking up backpacking, I was completely glued to it and was amazed at how a lot of people can get up the courage to leave everything they know and just with their trusty backpack set forth and explore the world. I might not be the smartest or the bravest guy out there but hell I know that I can do this going backpacking for a really loong time and not regret this decision, because I know this is what I really wanted to do for awhile now but I have just been denying it.

Anyway thanks for sharing a lot of information about backpacking and everything in between that we need to know. I might leave in a few months once I finish planning everything. I was a grown-up for a long time, but I was never much good at it. The only job I ever liked was done away with; wife died; cats died; sold my house into an insanely overpriced market and became someone I read about in a book.

Or maybe saw in a movie. Works for me, though I would hesitate to recommend it to anyone else. People say this to me all the time and I am glad you wrote about it! Especially when I went to live in Argentina for 3 months. What I found, though, that I was the conservative one, with many people staying 6 months to becoming expats! Now, I am finding out how I can travel for longer this next time. I have learned so much about myself and the world on all of my adventures. I say, the people saying we are running away are just jealous and do not have the guts that we do to walk towards the unexpected!

I just found this blog today and definitely will be following it! Thanks and happy adventures! Very inspirational, and I agree that fear holds us back from doing so much. I have been planning my 3-month trip for months now and to be honest I have had some worries. This article really gave me a boost, thanks and wish me luck. When I was 26 about 5 years ago I bought a sailboat.

My brother, living the life of convention happy and successful as a doctor; to each their own reacted to my purchase with the following: I bought my sailboat from a widow. He was dead by September. I left Canada the following year, and am still in the tropics with my sailboat, loving life. Not rich or working towards a stable career or retirement fund, but loving life. My wife and I have recently decided that we are going to pull the plug on our quiet domestic life and indulge our love of travel full time.

Whenever we mention our plans we get an eyeroll or two from someone in the crowd. Those are some powerful words but you know what?

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It seems to me like the full-time traveler the form that lives life on the road is a very…VERY small portion of todays society. Thanks for the inspiring words. I always get asked when are you going to settle down? Marriage is just the keystone to economics. Great Movie by the way.

Bring it down to a very low level i know. Being marred stay in the country and having babies does grow the local economy. So this has been the life that has had glamorization for a very long time. A friend just emailed me this piece. Though, that said, I like to think of travel as just running. Running for the sake of running and for no other reason than running makes you feel good.

I totally identify with this! I spent 3 years in Cairo for college and a summer in Jerusalem during grad school Manhattan. When I first wanted to move overseas, my parents asked me if I was running away from something. I told them yes, and then I went and found myself! Maybe I am running a way. In my opinion, at least.


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When I was 22 I quit my engineering job already after 6 months to do what I had dreamt of: After a few weeks I got hooked to the nomad life of wandering and experiencing new events and people every day. However, things changed after an encounter in Indonesia. Resting along a road in West Timor, I met a young guy who impressed me by his cleverness. He had tought himself english, math and physics by means of textbooks only. He would never be able to realize his aspirations.

This struck me very heavily and it meant a turning point for me: I have now been working as an engineer for more than 10 years. I have never felt the urge again to go travelling for many months, even though that single year was one of the greatest years of my life. What brings happiness for me is family, friends I can rely on and doing a job in which I feel I contribute something to society.

Heck yeah, normal life is worthy of running from. They all tell me how great I look, how much my Spanish has improved, how jealous they are of my adventures. Different people find different life-styles fulfilling, but an unfulfilling one means you should run away. It is a travel program. I am glad there are people like them who are not afraid to explore. It is the urge to find out if there is more to this life then just your own surroundings. Makes me want to take the next flight to somewhere warm and foreign. Thanks for the inspiration! I am a young, religious 19 year old girl from Canada who absolutely loves to travel.

Due to religious reasons I am not able to travel the world the way I would like to, but I do not feel this as a hindrance in any way. We have strict modesty rules — and I mean that more as privileges, not rules — and I cannot eat the food of others. I am proud of my religion and heritage and not only due I keep to its strict laws, but I do so with pride and I spread that knowledge to others.

I actually took this year off to go do outreach work ie. I was a volunteer counsellor in a religious camp here for 2 years, got completely addicted and came for the year. I enjoy business and started a retail store in 10th grade featuring modest teen apparel for those in my community as a hobby. I am currently studying real estate investing by correspondence as I do not want to commit myself to a job. I do not live nor do I plan on living a nomadic life, yet I still feel really passionate about this. My summer plans so far include a tour to Poland and a tour to Morocco, Portugal and Gibralter with the people of my nation.

So, unlike most travel junkies, I do plan on getting married and settling down — still at a relatively young age — but I hope to do things my way. Thank you for an amazing article I can forward to family and friends! My little sister had cystic fibrosis and died. Isolated and sitting alone at the lunch table at school u knew that my childhood was over. The anxiety grew to a point where today it's unimaginable.

My sadness is too much. I have destroyed every relationship I've ever had. I really want to run away and die. I have two wonderful children. They keep me alive. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at I'm a mess and becoming unemployable. I'm terrified and lonely. And ever since I was alittle boy! There has been this small pull inside me! An craving of being free from this world! It happens when I want out! Just to pack my backs and leave everything behind me!! Just get in my car! And shut the door! Put on some good music on and GO!! See what's around the corner!

Not sure where I'm going!! I look around at the people,and I have nothing in common with any of them!! I need peace and quiet time for my self!! It's inside of me! I think about all the time. What would it be like to go!! No more worries no more problems just me and the road!!! Sunshine on my face and wind thru my hair!! This big piece of calm and happiness over my heart and soul! To be free like a sorrowing eagle! No body to answer to. This is going to happen real soon!!!! You and I share that same urge to run away that started at a very early age.

In kindergarten I jumped the fence and wandered home. All through the rest of elementary school I had this constant urge to walk out of the room. Many of my report cards used to say "spends lots of time looking out the window". I know it's very impractical because the responsibilities have piled up and I don't have tons of money. I get a little relief when I can run away to Palm Desert for a weekend, but then I have to come home.

The older we get the more complicated life becomes. But at least I had the good sense actually it was not a conscious decision to get married and have kids! Then I'd really had the urge to escape. Let us know how you are doing. I feel just the same. Most of the time I feel like I need to start running and not stop until there are no more sounds of cars, planes, trains or people. I feel so trapped right now that I want to scream most of the time.

Everything and everyone seems fake. I just don't need or want that. I don't need the newest cell phone or computer or keep up with whatever is going on with facebook. I do my very best to stay away from people at all cost. You should have keep driving. I know once I am able I will not stop until I can breath again. I'm the head of my house hold and business owner and I want nothing more than to run My son is 15 and still has 3 years to go in high school but I'm finding it harder to be patient every year that passes. I own my home and have several pets but to be honest, I just want to leave it all behind.

My husband is as needy as a child and I do all the home repairs, cooking and cleaning too. I'm sooooo over the "American Dream".. I have been when the same man for 16 years. We have 7 children and while he climbs the corporate ladder I stay home with our girls. I lost myself a long time ago in this American dream. I live my husband and my children very much, but I just want to be alone and I want to come and go as I please and do what I feel without asking for permission.

I have a conference this weekend and all I want to do is keep driving and skip it. Right now I'm sure I will do just that and come home the next day. I want to go to the beach or lake far away and then do some hiking the next day.


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I'll come home, but only because my family needs me. I've never felt as stuck in a rut as I do now. I know I could do so much more but there's not many opportunities where I live. I have been away, studied and seen places but moved back 7 years ago due to a mixture of circumstances and its been a very difficult few years. I've done much soul searching and I know I need a life different to this. To be honest, I've always known it but I've been lucky in a sense to have experienced a little of what I need.

It seems very far off some days and others it doesn't but my confidence is fragile. Like today, being belittled during training for a new job where I know I did little wrong and it made it worse because I stop up for myself. Life can be shit but it can also be amazing. I try my hardest to get where I need to be but I don't always have the energy and sometimes I think of others needs before my own. Maybe I'm blabbing but I'm fed up.

Truly fed up and there's no need for it. I'm a 49 year old male. I come from a great family, had a wonderful upbringing and have been lucky to have had a number of wonderful experiences in life. I grew up in a place where it seemed that being a doctor or lawyer were the only 2 choices.

Neither felt right for me as I have too much of a creative drive and need to create my own life, purpose and direction with passion. I don't regret my life choices yet find myself at this stage feeling totally lost, kinda empty and at the end of anything fulfilling involving any teeny tiny bit of happiness. I have 2 businesses that I manage and the stress of everything has gotten to the breaking point. I feel as though, as many of you, that all I'd like to do is hit the pause button and leave. Yes, I know, we all do.

I want to feel free again and happy. But with too many responsibilities and bills, that's an impossible choice as the end result would just be catastrophic and only cause my problems to be bigger as I don't have a million dollar or anywhere close runaway money account. I want life to be good again.

I work 15 hours a day Having just lost my father to a very fast rapid killing form of cancer he died within 3 weeks of anyone knowing he had cancer at 73 I feel as though MY time left is short I'm guessing 20 years max I feel as though whats in front of me is the same endless stream of shit, stress, frustration etc.

I'm very good of keeping the outward appearance happy and I am a half glass full kind of person but inside I want out. I want to start over. It's almost 4am and I could not sleep. The Urge encompassing my spirit. I had finally decided to plan my escape. As I thought about what words to Google. I looked up a few definitions. Refugee, then realized no that is not it. The autofill came up with a few suggestions. To shorten the story. I made my way here. I read the blog. Immediately less tears began to fall. Then I read the comments. They actually dried up.

I said to myself. I like the beach. I like the dessert. I'm going to plan. I have two dogs whom I can't just disappear on. And my mom is sickly I can't worry her. Last I have a very faithful, dedicated, strong, supported son. I can't do him that way. I'd just die if he did that to me. I thought to myself. What the hell am I thinking? Why run when I can just plan a mini vacation. Do it the healthy way.

So happy I made it here. I'm back in my right mind. Now I can go to sleep and snore just as loud as my dogs or doing now. I will do this the right way. Thank you all for sharing your stories. The tears have dried up. Take Care all of you. It has been really helpful to read all of these comments, and know that I, that we, are not alone. Is anyone interested in chatting or emailing?

That was a very sad post you elicited from the person who said he's on the road to suicide. I wish there was something we could do. I posted in this thread a few years ago, and have been reading the other posts as they come in. I don't think running is ever what we imagine. For some reason, I always wonder which part of the country people are in.

I grew up on the east coast but live in Colorado now and love it beyond words. Where are you Kelly? I hope we can lift his spirit somehow. Im from Texas, which might explain why I love the open road.. And I agree with you about Colorado too.. You say its been a few years since your first comment, how are you now, if you dont mind me asking? Kelly, Much better of late. I find that small changes can make a big difference. I don't have to vanish to Patagonia or the Australian Outback for limitless amounts of time.

Spending less time at work, and being under less stress, and doing the things that keep me sane we all know what those things are for us all make a big difference. A week away can be great. Bagging it all and just taking off is a very seductive fantasy, I have it a lot.

But I don't think it really solves all that much because we always take ourselves with us wherever we go. I know what you mean about Texas. The allure of the open road is strong there, I think hitting the road and starting over rand reinventing yourself is part of the American frame of mind.

That movie Paris, Texas is kind of haunting. I traveled through west Texas and I love road trips, just driving. Tell me more about your situation. Not much about me is really different than most, I guess, married young. Now in my early 40s, my 3 children are almost out of the house.

My youngest is a senior and will go to college next year, and I, like most people have worked hard for over 20 years and dream of being free and running along a beach never to be heard from again. Seems quite normal to me. You should do it, you have 1 year before the nest is empty. Except for the part about never to be heard from again. You might wanna leave that part open, you might wanna go back home after a while. Or, if your husband shares your dream, the two of you could just take off for some open-ended travels.

I suppose you are right, Mark. I wouldn't go away forever. But traveling is something I guess just keeps me dreaming. I just enjoy seeing new things. But no husband anymore, so ill probably just go somewhere I've never been in a year or so for a long vacation: Where is the coolest place you've traveled? There are so many places, and it depends on what you're looking for, the cost, whether you want to work teach English or something , how long you want to stay, etc.

What places appeal to you? Hi Kelly, Have you gotten away for a while yet? I saw a new post on this thread and was reminded of our emails. Hope all is going well! But when my daughter goes to college next fall Hi Kelly, Well, today, I'm cold -- below zero in Colorado. Generally, I've been great. To be honest, I haven't felt that impulse to leave it all behind because it's all just too much.

Still full of wanderlust, but not out of desperation about my life. I have felt that way, I felt that way when I first wrote a comment on this post, and I probably will feel that way again. But right now, being responsible, in part, for two teenage boys keeps me pretty tethered to the world around me. Next year, one's off to college, so our time-lines are similar.

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