Tony: I've Lost My Family (Young Runaway Documentary) | Real Stories

Whoever dug this up, my Uncle Ste (My dad's brother) thanks you as we lost the DVD years ago. And for all those looking for an update on my brother and I, we are doing fine. I work full time for a solicitors firm based in Leeds City Centre and my brother is living in Leeds with his fiance. Our Nan, Doreen Taylor, sadly passed away earlier this year. The rest of the family are doing great, one of my cousins had two sons since the documentary and her sister married her partner this year. Thank you for your kind comments. I'd forgotten how embarrassingly naive I was back then, not to mention clueless. Still making up stories, still a voracious reader and still watching Hollyoaks. Went to Liverpool earlier this year and I plan on moving there once I have saved up enough. Won't be for a few years yet though.

21 minutes in and all I see is a sweet young man with a good heart. I would be proud to call him my son. I hope he goes far in life. All the best Tony.

“Jon Jon once had a job selling cookies. So he’s quite an expert in the field of work” lol the shadeeeee 😂

"Are you smoking CRACK?" Tony: "Nah we're just looking at the clouds" :) Oddly sweet moment.

(15:54) After being turned away from a job-interview: "I don't see what's wrong with jeans. They're nice, they're smart and they're durable. And they don't stain easy either." So endearing. Perfectly sensible and perfectly untouched by the dreary dictates of the workaday world

I adore this kid. What a bright, imaginative, and beautiful personality. I'm impressed by how much he reads and writes.

"My names Tony. Everyone calls me Tony." I loved that.

A great kid,no drugs,no gangs,naive,lovely,respectful..I wish he was my son.Happy to know he's been doing good,he deserves all the best.

look at that other boy giving tony advice when he doing nothing himself .

Him sitting down having donuts with his family and seeing how happy he was made me SO happy for him.. it's like he became complete. He has gone thru so much. He deserves to have joy in his life :)

probably one of the greatest documentaries i’ve ever seen. tony is such a beautiful person. he’s so strong, and i just pray that he’s doing well now. i related to his story in many ways regarding family life. truly amazing.

So, Jon-Jon lives for free and lives off of Tony's check, and he sits there telling Tony the particular foods (he bought with Tony's money) that are his, and that Tony can "help himself" to anything else. WTF?

Aww “i never had a nan on me phone before” I cried so happy for you Tony

Jon Jon is the typical 'know it all' kind of guy that actually doesn't know anything at all..

Alternative title: The world according to Jon-Jon

Was surprised he had an apartment. He would be on the streets in the US.

I've been wanting to see the full episode. Thanks for uploading it. I work with Tony and he is in a better place. This was filmed in 2009 so he is now 26 years old.

Tony has such a childlike imagination. It's very endearing to watch.

i really do adore how this film started out with the setup of "I need to be good enough to see my mom again" and we expect a reunion, and then Tony finds his lost family of his brother/dad's side, and it concludes with him meeting them where they accept him as he is (when Tony tries to play down his new job and his brother immediately responds with "well it's a job, innit?" and (from his update) it appears as though his family is accepting of his sexuality and being). His house also begins by looking a little ragged around the edges and ends up looking modern and beautiful. He even ends it by saying "I don't regret leaving my mom" like.... I'm so happy that we're so lucky to see his period of growth for this kid. I watch these documentaries often but this is by far my favorite. Tony, I've read your update and watched this whole video, and I truly hope that you've continued to be able to flourish as the sweet guy you are. I'm happy that the last decade has been kind to you and your brother, and I believe that for such a truly good person such as yourself, only truly good things will happen. From a queer 19 year old from NYC who ran away from her own family home, with love, julie.

how can you go through so much adversity and still be the intensely, genuinely nice person that Tony is? It really goes to show that you can overcome anything, if you choose to.