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If a sketchy or scary looking person offers to give you a ride, ask them where they're going first. When they answer, tell them you're going to a different place, preferably far away. If they say that they can take you there, politely refuse and cut off communication after that. Shower at public-swimming pools, as well as colleges and universities. If you pretend to be a student, colleges often won't ask you to show your ID.
To let emotions cool off and really give time to think about life-changing decision. Reach out to people you can trust and talk it over with them. Be careful around the other homeless people.
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Think about the your family, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandmothers, grandfathers. For more help, including how to find shelter if you don’t have a place to stay, scroll down. Be prepared for when you run out of food and money, because there will be a time when that happens. Be careful if you hide out at another person's home because your hosts can be charged with harboring a runaway.
If he or she actually knocks on the bathroom, be on the toilet and none too happy about being intruded upon. Your only other option is wandering about the entire time, never really sitting down. If you go to a restaurant, cafe, or hospital, they may take pity on you and give you some of the food they know they probably won't or can't sell. Just remember to put on your kindest smile when you do so. If you are in a place surrounded by people, know that you have a higher chance of police or concerned pedestrians questioning you about your predicament. If you don't have a bed to sleep in , the best spots to sleep are in the bushes, at the park, or in the woods or large, empty fields.
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Unfortunately, many people fail to keep the registration on the microchip updated. If your phone number changes or you move, you need to make sure you change the information as soon as possible. That way if your cat does get out, you’ll be sure that they are returned home.
Often, we let our emotions make decisions for us when we think we're being rational. This can be a good thing, but sometimes it's bad because we trick ourselves into thinking that we're being rational. To let your emotions cool off and really give yourself time to think about your possible life-changing decision, wait a week before doing anything. Reach out to people you can trust and perhaps talk it over with them. After a week, your rational brain will probably have had time to make a decision. This is different for each case, and so you should weigh the consequences for running away if your parents were to find you.
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It will be difficult for you to defend yourself when drunk, high, or incapacitated. Staying in a forest, park, or nature preserve is not recommended. All it takes is a bad step and you may be stranded with a broken ankle far from medical help. If you want to live in the country, be sure to travel along main routes where you can flag down help if needed.
For example, if your name is 'Taylor' you could change it to 'Mary'. Having a new name is key if you’re trying to lay low and stay hidden from those who are trying to find you. Be smart when packing your clothing as you need to pack light but also be prepared to face the elements.
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Avoid posting to social media as this is an easy for people to track your location and figure out your intentions of running away. Be sure to know what your endgame is before running away. Do you have a friend or family member’s house you can stay at? It’s best if you have some sort of shelter in mind so you won’t have to sleep outside for an undefined amount of time.
Once you have something between you and the ground, go about finding something for shelter from the rain and sun. If you can carry or find a plastic tarp, you can stretch it between two trees and weigh the sides down with rocks. You can also use other materials in your new camp site and make it stronger. Roots can be used as rope and leaves can add to waterproofing. If you're in a cold climate, use piles of leaves against the walls of your shelter or heaped over yourself as insulation.
Try to get a safe distance away and tell the police. Even then you aren't sure about anything that was going to happen, something bad may have. If you do decide to give the woods a try, always tell a trusted friend or family member who won't tell the people you're running away from about the area you will go. You don't have to give exact coordinates but the general area is good in case you are hurt or bad weather is likely to endanger you. Trustworthy friends would probably take you to school.
Once you have decided to run away, your top priority is shelter. The most important part of shelter isn't a roof over your head, though--it's something to put between you and the ground when you sleep. The last thing you need is for the ground to leech your body heat in the middle of the night. Do whatever it takes to ensure you don't sleep on bare ground.
Start planning about where you want to go for starting a new life. How will you go there either by train or by flight? What type of job you will get there and where you will stay for food and rest? Your plans must cover all these basic questions. You also need to make Plan B having all alternative choices. Skill sets and abilities to tackle the stress and challenges of practical life.
If your cat is picked up by a well-meaning passerby and taken home, the cat could travel even further. If you move, or if you have adopted an adult cat, they may be curious about their surroundings and want to venture away from home. Some cats will try to return to the comfort of the place they lived before, not realizing that the comfort comes from the people and things in the home, not where it is located. Cats want a soft, comfortable, quiet, and very private place to give birth. If they can’t find a suitable place within your home, they may run away to find one.
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