Open Question: Can I leave at home at 18 legally?

30 July 2010, 7:58 pm

I turned 18 in April and graduated from high school last month. For the past 8-9 years ago I've had this dream of backpacking throughout the country and seeing the sights. When I got my first job when I was around 15 or so, I started saving up every penny I made. I currently have a good amount of cash saved up for the trip. Along with saving up cash over the past few years, I've been gaining up on knowledge on how to safely backpack and camp. I've taken numerous survival courses, hiking lessons, etc, so I'm not going into this blind. I planned on going on the trip this summer, but when I told my parents, they forbid me from doing this and said that if I did leave, they would report me as a runaway and that it is considered a crime to runaway where I'm from. (Massachusetts). I really want to do this, but I also don't want to get arrested and go to jail. Could they really have me arrested?... Read More »

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