Is it normal to voluntarily disappear and leave your family behind?

Just wondering, I’ve read stories about like where a mother or a father or someone will tell their kids and family something like “I need to make a trip to the grocery store for some milk and things, I’ll be right back home shortly.” And then for whatever reason, this person just disappears from their home and family for 10 or 20 years and decides to never come back home or see their kids and family again??? Is that like normal for someone to just lie to their family and just leave them behind and ignore them like they don’t exist???

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Based on 23 votes (7 yes)
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Comments ( 7 )
  • DADNSCAL

    Sometimes it’s tempting but probably the lowest thing a parent/spouse could do. If you’re unhappy, divorce, take care of your offspring, and starts new life like a civilized person.

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  • PurpleHoneycomb

    No. It's not normal. It's not even necessarily common anymore.

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  • RoseIsabella

    Nope, why on Earth would that be normal?

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  • 1WeirdGuy

    No, it's shameful.

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  • olderdude-xx

    It's not normal. But, it does occur. The reasons vary, and in rare cases (mental health, accident with head injury, etc) the person who did it did not know that they even had done it.

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  • raisinbran

    They usually go out for cigarettes. Totally empathize with the parent leaving, the kid is usually a pain in the ass. 100% the kid's fault.

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  • Billy247newaccount_35467829

    Uh no, that was just a joke.

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