
Dear Mom and Dad,
I'm not happy here and if you paid attention to me then maybe you would realize that. Dad is always away at "work" and mom is so strict that I can't live my life. I'm a teenager. I'm supposed to do stupid things and make mistakes. How else am I supposed to learn? I can't live here anymore. I was bound to run away some day and you knew it, but did nothing to prevent. Making my curfew 8 o'clock and locking everything isn't protecting me. I found a place to live already and I even have a job, so don't worry about me. I'm taking the cat because he is the only one who listens. Maybe I'll see you again in the future. Maybe not.
Your Child
I'm not happy here and if you paid attention to me then maybe you would realize that. Dad is always away at "work" and mom is so strict that I can't live my life. I'm a teenager. I'm supposed to do stupid things and make mistakes. How else am I supposed to learn? I can't live here anymore. I was bound to run away some day and you knew it, but did nothing to prevent. Making my curfew 8 o'clock and locking everything isn't protecting me. I found a place to live already and I even have a job, so don't worry about me. I'm taking the cat because he is the only one who listens. Maybe I'll see you again in the future. Maybe not.
Your Child
Your life has been far from perfect wether your parents are too strict or maybe abusive. Whatever is going wrong you aren't happy. One day you got a plan in your head when the carnival comes to your town. People run away to join the carnival all the time in the movies. You sneak out and talk to the Head Carnie about running away and joining. It took some convincing, but they even agreed to give you a job. You went home that night and in packed. In the morning you wrote a note and left. Once at the carnival you have to create a new identity for yourself and give yourself a makeover to fit in. If the police are sent to look for you you don't want to be found. You are given a job and soon discover more teens like you are staying here. Now there is one major perk to running away. The carnival only stays up to a week at one place, so you are constantly moving. Are you ready to become a carnie?
