Beware of wonderful family vacations and the desires they can inspire. A 12-year-old Australian boy had run away from home several times in his quest to return to Bali, where his family had spent some presumably enjoyable time. He was caught over and over, until 2018, when he managed to book a flight and abscond with his passport and his mother's credit card.
After his parents thought he had gone to school, Drew packed a bag, hopped on his scooter, and proceeded to the train station. He skipped over the check-in kiosk at the Sydney airport because, as he terrifyingly explained later, they "ask too many questions." The one time he was questioned in Perth, he showed them his student ID to prove his advanced age of 12, and everything went swimmingly from there.
Drew went from Sydney to Perth to Indonesia before finally landing in Bali, where he claimed he was meeting his mom. He checked into the All Seasons Hotel, explaining that he was waiting for his sister, and then chilled in Bali for four days. He rented a motorbike, tried beer for the first time, and generally acted out Home Alone: Island Edition before his mom showed up and totally harshed his mellow.
Read the rest of that story and those of four other cases where children caused complete chaos in the article 5 Temper Tantrums That Spiraled Out of Control at Cracked.
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Not being his parent, I kind of have to congratulate him on his persistence, tenacity, and by the sounds of it, doing it up right while in Bali. Kid knew what he wanted and just went for it. Will either go far in life, or spend a lot of time in prison.