Little girl writes best running away letter ever

very good writing for a 5 year old. way to go young lady

Its cute the way she wrote the letter, and she was upset that she had passed gas.

hahahahahahaha ahh too funny

On the other hand sometimes laughing at their concerns helps the child realise that what they are upset about is really not that important. There is a danger that if a parent validates every drama - the child will develop a false sense of perspective and grow up believing all their hissy fits are justified.
I used to be reassured if my parents laughed at my fears - if they had taken them seriously I would have been even more frightened.
Of course that doesn't mean a child shouldn't be treated kindly. But every situation requires its own solution.

i packed my suitcase full of toys when i was 3 cause my mom wouldnt buy me ice cream from the truck my mom laughed so hard my suitcase was bigger than me

i remember at around 5 running away from home, mum even helped me pack a little suitcase. I didnt get far however, I only ran away to the front gate as Dad told me quite sternly he would send me to the corner if i took one step further.

stupid to me

I used to think about running away, but then would think "..Nahh, I'll wait until after my birthday."

I try not to laugh at them, but i try to laugh with them. If i'm not laughing, they are in trouble! But we usually try to turn everything into a joke, including our own problems. Let's face it, sooner or later you'll look back at what you thought was a critical moment in your past, and hopefully, LAUGH!

I remember getting upset when my parents didn't liste to me so I said I was going to runaway and they still didn't pay me any attention. So I opened and closed the door to make it sound like I was leaving then I hid behind a bookcase to see if they would come after me. I guess they called my bluff because they didn't even move an inch. I was so fustrated and I would have hated it more if they laughed like in this girls situation. I think its a pride and ego thing, you just want everything you say to matter espically to your parents. And when they refuse to aknowledge you it can be so infuriating. Its still the same for adults when we aren't taken seriously instead we are old enough and know how to make other listen without having to run away. Cute girl, I hope they make her feel more appreciated after that.

Even when you're not quite so little, you never know what your kids are taking seriously, even when they're not big things. I was carrying our bag of breakfast out of the deli one morning with mine, my dad's, and my sister's breakfast. I tripped a little and dropped the bag, spilling our stuff onto the ground and into a messy puddle of "garbage water." Stupid accident, and my dad wasn't so much mad at me, but at the situation, and I couldn't help feeling awful. He wouldn't go back in to get more, and I just wanted to cry. I still kinda do, but then, I tend to hold onto things...

.... I think its cut, but they are right. We to often dissmiss the writings and sayings of children and too often forget that sometimes they can be more serious then us. Not to mention they take everything to heart - we should think of consiquences of our actions towards little ones more than when should! Who knows what life changers could be put into pace if we would.

That's cute! It made me laugh!

I didn't write a note to run away, I kept telling my parents that Goldie (Our dog/My best friend) That she was missing.
They didn't believe me (She was at the Vet)
And I ran away looking for her. I made it about four blocks before my big butt in the air got caught by a officer. I refused to tell him where I lived because I didn't want to go home, because I wanted to find my Dog.

He went knocking on every door untill he found my mom.
Come to find out he knew my mom.

as someone who has dealt with depression my entire life - even having suicidal thoughts at age 5 - you have no idea how humiliating something like that can be to a child who is precarious in their sense of self worth. Hopefully, a parent would be close enough to realize how their child might react. Laughing at and ridiculing anyone of any age is not going to make them "tougher" it only makes them more cynical and possibly meaner to others. I remember vividly being taunted by my brother for various mishaps and even though we are now 55 and 60 he still brings up some of those "funny moments" when we see each other. It has taken me a long time to not take offense at them (around 30 years)... you cannot take back hurtful words so try not to use them at all.

Absolutely! I really & truely try to tell me daughter "don't stress! If u got stress, give to me & go play....thats your job!" Have found myself doing that now that you mention....I will try to contain myself in this respect, kinda comes out in a darnedest things kids say kinda way sometimes ....but I remember now how that felt:( One thing we parents can do is really try to put ourselves in their mind in the moment....we were there! Sometimes our grown up mind fog needs to be cleared to understand & not dismiss their feelings.

I don't think it is a goog thing to laugh AT your child! The thing they are upset about or trying to convey to us is as important as something is to you. How would you feel if you were at a pary and everyone laughed at you, for some reason? You would feel humiliated and feel helpless. That is what your child feels. Your kid is thinking, The most important people in my life are laughing at me? I thought they loved me! They cry and get angry and lose confidence. This is probably why some kids kill their parents later in life!! You know. I just read about the teenager that murdered his parents and then had a party! Be careful out there. Read Dr. Hiam Ginots book, Between Parent and Child. You are supposed to "feel with your heart". Try and remember what is was like when you were a kid. Laugh with your child not at him or her. They just want you to understand how you feel. The parents of the little girl that wrote the note about running away was very serious and her parents should apologise to her. Just because she is a little kid, and learning about life, does not give them no right to laugh AT her. She will never forget this and I hope she does not need Therapy later in life! Remember, now you are the most important people in your child's life, but as they grow that will change. It's is all about the love!!

so much of what children say we disregard because they are children when what they may have to say could be important children see everything they here and look with out bias we could learn alot from them if we take the time to listen

Everyone knows it was me that farted.

Some kids take things very seriously. It's just personality. I was one of those kids. My biggest pet peeve was and still is when parents talk about their kids while they are standing right next to them and act like the kid has no idea that they are being talked about. It's not like they just go deaf because adults are talking.