"Never to Come Back"

Name: "Never to Come Back"
Uploaded: 2014-02-03T05:00:00Z
Duration: P157S
Description: "The last time I left, the seventh time, I knew I would never, ever return that day. Cried like a baby. Tried to leave three notes, ripped 'em all up. I realized no matter how hard I tried to explain, nobody would understand." Watch a profile of Joe, who first left his Amish family when he was 16 years old.

Clip: Season 26 Episode 3 | 2m 37s

"The last time I left, the seventh time, I knew I would never, ever return that day. Cried like a baby. Tried to leave three notes, ripped 'em all up. I realized no matter how hard I tried to explain, nobody would understand." Watch a profile of Joe, who first left his Amish family when he was 16 years old.

Aired: 02/04/14

Rating: NR

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