greyhound tickets: I live in Rochester (it's a big city in NY) and I'm trying to get away from home, I have a pretty complex family situation right now. I've got $200 saved from some fiber artwork I sold and I'm thinking about buying a Greyhound ticket to Ft. Collins, CO or San Fransisco, CA because I have relatives there. I know that you have to be 15 to buy a ticket, but I look much older (not in a slutty way). My boyfriend Israel said he'd try to help me and maybe even go with me. He has a very free thinking grandmother in San Leandro who's a social worker, and might be willing to help us out (we are both having problems at home...). Israel also looks older for that matter. What do you think I should pack? Are there any organizations I can contact? Should I pack things I can sell?|||To be honest - it doesn't matter how old you look, inside you are still a 13 year old girl. No matter what you're family problems just stick it out until you can get yourself a job - then you can leave. You could get into major trouble if you are found out and not only you, your boyfriend too. His grandmother could lose her job. Do you really want this? However if your stuck on it, let the relatives know that you want to live with them first, you should pack things you need to live with first and then if there's any room pack things that are worth more to sell. $200 wont get you very far.. No matter what your problems, if you run away the people you live with now will be very worried and probably get police involved to find you if you don't tell them where you are going.|||Don't go!!!... $200 dollars will last you about a week, and you will not be able to find work at such a young age. Just deal with your family situation as best as possible, or if it is too bad you should contact a family social worker in your area. Hang in there and Good Luck to you!|||If it is that bad you should tell someone at your school, usually a trusted teacher and ask for help. You can also go here http://www.1800runaway.org/ or call 1-800-621-4000 before or if you do leave. Stay safe.|||Stay home and listen to your parents. You are only 13 and they know best. Move out when you are 18|||You should not go. 200$ is not enough money to last you very long. After you buy a ticket you will have even less. And you are a female so what about those issuse you have to spend on and food. if it is really hard for you at home, like abuse, go to the police or a teacher. Do not just leave on your own because if your family looks for you and the police find you they will return you home anyway and at that point you do not want them to think that you are being untruthful when you do try to explain why you ran away in the first place.ACS can remove you immediately if neccessary. Also think about what the problems are a little more and if the situation is not abuse and just "teen issuse" maybe you can work through them. Running away and being on your own is an adult decision so make sure you are thinking like and adult about the whole situation. Take care.|||If his grandmother is a social worker, I hope her 'free thinking' isn't keeping her from remembering that she could find herself being arrested for keeping you without your parents approval or helping you to run away from home. She should know how to handle your situation legally. Plus there are all sorts of perverts out there who would 'pick up' a 13 year old girl or 15 year old boy trying to sell stuff on the street, regardless of how old you both think you look. The $200 won't get you very far. You didn't give any real details. If there's abuse, contact the police or social services or child welfare agency in Rochester.