Have you ever run away from home?

[Mr. Kyaw Min Lwin]

Yes, I did.

I ran away from home at the age of 3. No joke.

kind regards.

[Omarrizk]

Never
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[Ralf]

I did when I was 4. For 3 hours I hid behind my gran's shed and watched my whole family scouring the farm with torchlights. I kind of remember that it didn't feel good, but I still did it...
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[Eihab]

Yes, it happened once when I was 14 but I return back at the same day. Nothing like home.

[Kati Svaby]

Yes, I used to be 6.I ran away from a station where we had been waiting for another train. My parents liked to banter continually with me that " you are not our child we had bought you from a gipsy woman." Because my hair used to be pitch-black. And they amused how I protested against it, crying.
I decided to ran away... I did... They shouted at me "come back" but I ran away... I don't remember where I ran, it was a meadow, only I felt it was enough.

My father came after me, because he got frightened that they would miss the train. My decision was very determined.
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Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

[Beeesneees]

Hi Kati,

I know you like your mistakes pointed out to you, to help you learn:

'I used to be 6' is the wrong tense with this meaning. 'I was 6' is correct.
Use of 'was' indicates your age at the time that the incident occurred in the past.
'Used to be' would be used to say that once this is something that you once were. (Examples: I used to be overweight (then I lost weight); I used to be more agile (then I was affected by arthritis).
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Cheers m' dears!

[Eihab]

[Minhajquazi]

Yes, Ehab.

'Return back' is redundant, please use only one.

Please see Cliff's or Barron's suggestion on TOEFL.

I also like to be corrected sometimes,but that should be much palatable ways.
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[Eihab]

Thanks Mingajquazi for both the correction and directing me to this topic.

[Minhajquazi]

Welcome.
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[Kati Svaby]

Many thanks, Bez.

If I had written I could be 6. Would have been it correct? I am uncertain of this last interrogative question also.

Regards:
Kati
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Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

[Cgk]

When I was a kid, I wandered off quite often. My Mom had to go to the information center all the time to have the assistant call my name over the store's loudspeakers. I even wandered off in Croatia once, while my parents were dining in a restaurant with fellow vacationers. BORING! So I went on one of my exploration adventures. Oh, and an adventure it turned out to be! After hours of climbing walls, hopping through the streets, collecting shells and little stones on the beach, and searching for crabs and starfish between rocks, I had no idea where I was anymore! Two fishermen came along and I ran up to them to ask if they knew my parents (yeah, a totally senseless question with no logic at all, but I was a child and extremely panicked, lol). They didn't seem to understand me, but they looked worried. They brought me to their fisherman's cottage! Up to this day, I have no idea why. They didn't do my any harm, but were talking a lot: to each other, to me, to each other again. One felt my forehead as if to see if I had a fever. I was scared to death! Then I heard people calling my name. I jumped from the bench, tore the door open and ran as quickly as my feet could carry me. I saw my parents, the other vacationers, and the whole restaurant staff looking for me. We were all so relieved!

When I was in my rebellious phase at the age of 16, I took off for real. I had an argument with my parents. I don't even remember what it was about. But I don't regret doing it; it was a necessary step toward independence.

Claudia

[Beeesneees]

[Beeesneees]

[Kati Svaby]

Many thanks Bez,

Yes, I am not sure sure of my age at the time?