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difficult child "technically did not" run away
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<blockquote data-quote="Christy" data-source="post: 150599" data-attributes="member: 225"><p>My son (age 9) "ran away" for the first time a few weeks ago. He stormed upstairs after a meltdown and we thought he was cooling off in his room. Actually, he was packing a bag. He came down and said that he couldn't take it anymore and he was leaving. Okay, I said, can I have a hug and kiss. He said yes and husband and I wished him luck in his new home. Then he walked out the front door. husband asked if we should go get him. No, I said. I'm not chasing him. If he makes it to the end of the street, I'll go get him in the van. He looked back at the house waiting for us to come out and then began walking down the right side of the street. He made it as far as the neighbors and looked back. Then he walked back to our house and stared it for a moment, waiting. Next he walked down the left side of the street as far as the neighbors house, stopped, looked back at our house and waited. Again he returned to the front of the house and came up onto the porch. We thought he was coming in at this point but instead he put his bag down and unpacked his coat, put it on and repeated the exact same process as the first time. This time after still getting no reaction from us, he continued walking down to the corner of the street. I went for the van and by the time I had it in gear, I saw he running back up the street and he came busting in the front door. I changed my mind, he said, running away is too hard and I need to face my problems! It was so hard not to laugh.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Christy, post: 150599, member: 225"] My son (age 9) "ran away" for the first time a few weeks ago. He stormed upstairs after a meltdown and we thought he was cooling off in his room. Actually, he was packing a bag. He came down and said that he couldn't take it anymore and he was leaving. Okay, I said, can I have a hug and kiss. He said yes and husband and I wished him luck in his new home. Then he walked out the front door. husband asked if we should go get him. No, I said. I'm not chasing him. If he makes it to the end of the street, I'll go get him in the van. He looked back at the house waiting for us to come out and then began walking down the right side of the street. He made it as far as the neighbors and looked back. Then he walked back to our house and stared it for a moment, waiting. Next he walked down the left side of the street as far as the neighbors house, stopped, looked back at our house and waited. Again he returned to the front of the house and came up onto the porch. We thought he was coming in at this point but instead he put his bag down and unpacked his coat, put it on and repeated the exact same process as the first time. This time after still getting no reaction from us, he continued walking down to the corner of the street. I went for the van and by the time I had it in gear, I saw he running back up the street and he came busting in the front door. I changed my mind, he said, running away is too hard and I need to face my problems! It was so hard not to laugh. [/QUOTE]
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