I want to run away from home. (See deatails) Any suggestions?

1) Don’t talk about the plan on a website your daughter visits.

@Imadethisupwithnoforethought : Hahaha, I plan to tell her when she wakes up. I’m not running away from her.

Kripalu”:http://www.kripalu.org/

Kripalu is a wonderful facility in Lenox, MA (near me) that offers comfortable and sane retreat programs between Xmas and New Year’s for people just like you.

Here are several options. You are not the only one with this need.

One example

Food is simple but delicious and healthy; if you choose to sleep in the women’s dorm, that would also be
inexpensive.

I’d take you out for lunch one day.

PM that naked geographic skin topo map. He’s been there.

I missed the editing window and just saw the typo. Sorry, Gail, I know it’s making your teeth itch… ;-)

And, @gailcalled , that may be exactly the ticket! Thank you! I’ll look into it…

Vegas has a big Persian festival over the Holidays. I’ve heard it’s a blast.

I’ve been to Kripalu and second that choice. It is delightful.

If you are joking, and I presume you are, if you are 18 or over, most Casions have a non-stop Holiday Bash up until 1–1-12. You can get lost in the crowds and maybe win some moolah!

I would very much like to do this too.

@john65pennington : Uh, no I’m not joking and I don’t know why you presume so, and what’s a Casion?

A casino is where people go to gamble. Slot machines, stud poker….just like Vegas.

Hard to tell a persons age on a computer with just words, you know.

Oh, Casino. Your capitalized typo confused me. I know what a casino is.

Jill. great. It is a great place to lose yourself.

Can I join you?

My can of Vegall just does not look appealing for the holidays.

Vegall is a big can of mixed veggies of corn, carrots and peas. Bah Humbug!!!!!

Florida is very inexpensive this time of year. And you get sunshine!

Actually, @marinelife , in Florida I could also get a sister that I’m rather fond of. That’s a good idea.

@john65pennington ; You’re still going to Seattle aren’t you?

I second the idea of a casino. They have their best deals of the year on rooms during the holidays, because everyone is staying with family.

GO TO YOUR ROOM AND DON’T COME OUT UNTIL NEXT YEAR!

Most bus and train lines offer time-duration passes which allow you to travel anywhere, at any time, for a set period. Buy a one-week pass and hop on a random bus or train, and get off at any stop you feel like when the spirit moves you. Stay at backpacker hostels or inexpensive motels and wander around strange towns until you’re bored, then move on. I spent a year doing that, more or less (I hitched and slept in a tent), and it was the greatest experience of my life.

The sister in Florida sounds like a good idea, especially if you could stay with her. It’s the season and hotels are very expensive_.

@All; These are some great ideas! Keep ‘em coming! @Hawaii_Jake , @john65pennington,and @Judi the casinos sound like fun, but I need to be more soothed than stimulated. @Dutchess_III : Believe me, the room idea would be perfect, but the people I’m running away from know where my room is! ;-) @SmashTheState : That is actually a very cool idea that I will look into, I love me a train ride!
And I’m about to call my sister to find out what her New Years schedule is! I knew I could count on the Jellies to help me figure this out. :-)

Call your local equivalent of Mary House and offer to volunteer for the Holidays.

@YARNLADY : While I appreciate your concern for those less fortunate, exactly how would staying local help me with running away? My Q was about going away, not volunteering somewhere.

@JilltheTooth I thought when people run away from home, they go to places like Mary House.

Here’s where I go when I run away from home.

I was being facetious when I said “running away”. I’m not in danger, I’m just (as it turns out) going to visit my sister.

So it’s settled? You’re going to Florida?

If not, I was going to suggest that you just say you’re going away, but then stay home and relax, instead. :)

YOU’RE GOING TO FLORIDA??? That’s not fair! I’m telling everybody where you are!!!

Um… @Dutchess_III…I already did…

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MOMMA! You got some SPLAINING TO DO!

Ha ha!

crap, busted.

Ha ha!

That was weird you guys. I tried posting Ha ha! three times…but it would just…disappear. So I posted “WTH? My answers keep disappearing! Well THAT showed up, so I went in and edited it to Ha ha! and it took it…Fluthering is SO much work!