I did. At age 16, tired of being abused by my mentally ill mother, not supported by my father, called racially hateful names at school, I just fucking left. I quit school, and moved to Florida without knowing anyone or having a high school diploma. In hindsight, I am shocked that I had the “balls” to do that, but some circumstances cause you to act in ways you never thought you had the strength for.
I ended up passing my GED without studying – and qualifying for a grant to go to Art School – which I always wanted to do.
If given the choice again, I would do the same exact thing. Florida is my real home – devoid of the racial issues and narrow-minded overzealous religious people I had to deal with.