Writing Prompt 3

“Each year, many teenagers run away from home. What do you think are the chief causes?”
This could be due to a lot of things. I think one of the main causes might be tired of home life, or school life. When you’re a teen, you conflict with your parents all the time. You think you know what’s right, and that they don’t know anything. Parents have a tendency to get up in their kids’ business-for good measure, but it does get annoying. They claim to care, and that’s why they do it, but it doesn’t make it any less annoying. Kids might run away to escape from all of that.

Parents can also be too demanding, as well as school. Parents push their kids to make good grades (some even straight A’s), and school is always asking for something. Juggling all of your responsibilities, with demanding parents and school on top, can be a huge load.

So, the main reason is probably this: it’s just a way to escape. Being a teen has a lot of troubles and hurdles to get through. For the kids running away, it’s probably too much for them. It’s sometimes easier to run away from your problems than face them.