I had the thought then, but I never tried it.

I actually ran away from home, but it was close to Christmas, so I went back because I couldn't even imagine doing X'mas in the streets.

Life!!! I remember past now I than God, I ran away from home more than ten times because of Cain but can you imagine that for one I never escaped the Cain instead popsy help me multiply my punishment by the days I spent outside running. R. I. P. To my dad fourteen years today.

Lol

I tried. Didn't make it down the street because I wasn't allowed to cross it by myself. My parents said years later that they had the hardest time not laughing when I came back so shortly after storming out.

lolxxx

I didn't think about running away from home.
I actually ran away

Vivly:
Finally a Nairaland thread I have a story on .
I ran away from home twice. The only thing that brought me back was my love for education and how much I hated mosquitoes. I could survive the cold, possibility of being raped, distorted future but those humming insects, No.
My brother ran too and has never returned to this day
Looking back now, I'm glad I came back home each time I left. Child abuse is a real thing

What caused you to run?

Lol, I once ran away, nobody came looking for me, Only son o, plus the Hunger, guy man gats humble himself and go back home.

There is these thay i ran away from home...because my dad actually flogged me..they started lookin for me all over the place.when they eventually saw me they treated me like a king gave me golden morn and milk..with high malt..for my mind..i told my self i will be running away every two weeks..it was when night came i receive the beaten of my life...calling mama yusuf and co to come and rescue me

Hunger will surely send you back home Lol

I tried it as a kid back then too

left home with the intention of never coming back, I went round the area, playing with any group of my agemates I see playing, till it started getting dark and I realised children don't play through the night cuz they all started going home one after the other and I couldn't find a single child to play with anymore

needles to say, I went back home and luckily for me my parents were still not home yet so I acted like nothing happened and threw away the cloth I wore on that day cuz it would give me away if they saw how dirty it is

I almost did too

Vivly:
Finally a Nairaland thread I have a story on .
I ran away from home twice. The only thing that brought me back was my love for education and how much I hated mosquitoes. I could survive the cold, possibility of being raped, distorted future but those humming insects, No.
My brother ran too and has never returned to this day
Looking back now, I'm glad I came back home each time I left. Child abuse is a real thing

your brother never returned? do you know his whereabouts though

Beamborla:
They didn't even attempt suicide before running away.

I was going to receive some whopping so i ran away cos the knife wasn't sharp enough to get the job done; but was taken back home by a family friend I found out of my confusion... And, boy, was I whopped? Hands and legs were tied...i still have the scares.

My mother beat the surname out of me when I was six just because I spent her #20 change on milk.I cried my liver out but mum didn't send so i gathered all my textbooks and cancelled my surname. I thought of running away but the only places I knew was my church and school.... I gave up Jare .
My dad flogged me with cables cos Cane was a waste of time and resources on me. That was when I hated my father and gave up on him being my father. I decided to be an FBI agent, went into work and it paid off cos I found out so many info about my family but I was still stuck cos "baba" is my blood.i wanted to run but I knew my father would break my bones and still take me to the hospital. I just mellow.
But now, I and my parents are pals...... �

Vivly:
Finally a Nairaland thread I have a story on .
I ran away from home twice. The only thing that brought me back was my love for education and how much I hated mosquitoes. I could survive the cold, possibility of being raped, distorted future but those humming insects, No.
My brother ran too and has never returned to this day
Looking back now, I'm glad I came back home each time I left. Child abuse is a real thing

Oops, sorry about your brother....since when it I may ask?

hopefulLandlord:

your brother never returned? do you know his whereabouts though

. Nope. Hopefully he's okay. So I heard

dinma007:
Nigerians on Twitter who ever considered running away from home as kids have shared the hilarious reasons that idea occurred to them and how their run away from home ended.

The stories left me in stitches. Get ready for yours. Read below:

http://www.lailasblog.com/nigerians-ever-thought-running-away-home-kids-share-stories/

As funny as many of these may seem, it is actually really sad to see how badly most of us were treated as kids. This kind of thing should not happen.

Vivly:
. Nope. Hopefully he's okay. So I heard

how long ago was this and what made the two of you run away?

My mother beat me like hell one night and funny enough my dad was just looking at the both of us. I felt very bad ran away that night came back that same night.... O boy dad continue from were mom stop.

In fact I don't want to remember.. Just because of not washing plate

Ramos16:


As funny as many of these may seem, it is actually really sad to see how badly most of us were treated as kids. This kind of thing should not happen.

my own attempt was out of ignorance and petulance, no one treated me badly lol

hopefulLandlord:


how long ago was this and what made the two of you run away?

lol. We didn't run together o. You're making me remember stuffs. I was like 5 when he left

in my case i was battling with depression, i wasn't happy so decided to run away after trekking for almost three hours, i remembered my mum, switched on.my phone and called her the first question she asked was, where are you? come back i will give you money she knew i loved spending money and the depression worsened when i was broke, i asked her how much she said any amount at last we agreed on five thousand. at that age the money was tempting so.i went back the love of money stopped me from running away and im glad i didn't. i thank God for my mum.

Vivly:

lol. We didn't run together o. You're making me remember stuffs. I was like 5 when he left

erh, time must've healed the wounds but you may not talk about it if you feel it would reopen old wounds

Vivly:
Finally a Nairaland thread I have a story on .
I ran away from home twice. The only thing that brought me back was my love for education and how much I hated mosquitoes. I could survive the cold, possibility of being raped, distorted future but those humming insects, No.
My brother ran too and has never returned to this day
Looking back now, I'm glad I came back home each time I left. Child abuse is a real thing

Your brother never returned Do you hear from him?

am still on the run ... been a long time I saw home..

Nigerians suck at raising kids

remembering those days is causing a surge of anger in me right now




my mom broke a wooden stool on my body, she would throw you up and allow you to hit the ground

I grew up with 2 sisters and the age gap wasn't that much. I was the 2nd but my sisters would gang up on me . I remember one day I locked myself in the bathroom for God to give me a brother and he did, 11 years later, lol. Worse I would report them to my mom or dad but they will laugh at me , so one day I decided to load my basket and leave, in broad day light o! My sisters were laughing at me and even helped me pack (Chai! Those girls were evil). It was a neighbour that was dragging my things so I'll get back home. I was barely 8 then. When my mom got back trust my sisters they told her. The beating eh, I can still feel it even while typing. The second time it was another family friend that caught me on our street and dragged me home even while I was fighting back, still 8/7 with no strength to fight back I chop beating like thief . Childhood was fun to be honest. But when it's time to play with my sisters I would do dressup and play the third girl, we fought just as we played. Kids this day don't know what Real fun is

All these comments Have me Laughing so hard.

Vivly:
Finally a Nairaland thread I have a story on .
I ran away from home twice. The only thing that brought me back was my love for education and how much I hated mosquitoes. I could survive the cold, possibility of being raped, distorted future but those humming insects, No.
Looking back now, I'm glad I came back home each time I left. Child abuse is a real thing

Hello.... it's been a while... longest time

Vivly:
Finally a Nairaland thread I have a story on .
I ran away from home twice. The only thing that brought me back was my love for education and how much I hated mosquitoes. I could survive the cold, possibility of being raped, distorted future but those humming insects, No.
Looking back now, I'm glad I came back home each time I left. Child abuse is a real thing

your brother go dy oshodi under bridge or maybe sars done pack am sef

I run away when I was 14 & was under my elder brothers care his wife matreat me & intensionally chase me away

using de streaks dat I should go 4 holidays in de village mean while I wanted to learn aluminum work during de holiday time & alright inform her

I ran to a frnd & & neva return even though elders in de & my mom figure out I nevr telling even my mum
a family meeting was called bcs of me & neva go dey

despite all de tins o pass through am de one feeding her & sponsoring de last daughter in school now
aso accormandat her frst son here in lagos in my house & secure a gud job 4 him

if I travel home now she I'll be treating me like a king bcs her husband my who is my elder bro is no more

pple who look down on I'll look up to u only wen u bliv? in God & ur inner instincts

GOD GIFT IS IRREVOCABLE