As an "older" aged five young man, I was upset about something for which I was being disciplined. I went upstairs and packed a small bag, wet into the kitchen to get some snacks, put on my "movie star cap" and dark sunglasses and headed toward the front door..."The stork must have delivered me to the wrong family, and I'm leaving for Hollywood to start the life that I was meant to live!"
My parents said goodbye, be safe, and that they hoped I would come back home soon!
I proceeded to walk a few blocks to the local police station and then crawled behind the hedge to hide. I was in a safe spot, with good visibility of anyone coming by. My next brother bicycled by, looking for me, and I called out to him..."I'm in here...I'm going to teach mom and dad a lesson by making them worry a little longer, but I'm hungry so please get me some more snacks!"
A short while longer, I walked home after deciding to give my family another chance!
You do not always outgrow your childhood personality (in fact as you age it reappears even more!)...and after undergraduate and graduate schools, and after my internship and consecutive jobs, I continued to try to "run away to California"...with a large degree of success (to be continued)!
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