i posted on the thread a few times, i was the 13 year old runner who was in from oct 87 to march 88. fortunately after running so many times they just sent me home, but I was sent to several different programs out of state because michigan had a no restrain law, so i was in ohio, minnesotta, iowa, juvie, ended up in foster care, with get this! my parents paying the foster parents child support as the judge was appalled at my parents attitude about me not ever being in there house. my mom was truly tough love hooked, dad remarried and stepmom thought i was bad influence on her daughter, so even when i was allowed out of juvie i had to stay an extra three months awaiting an open bed in an iowa treatment, and after completing that i was still unwanted. So my parents paid for me to live in yet another abusive environment, foster care.
i love my mom with all my heart, and hold no ill will. my father went to one meeting and when confronted never came back. i was not last resort material having barely drank at the time i was thrown in dads van, arrived at straight with bruises all over my face from father, and i told the straight counselors, only to be swiftly brought into the oddest time warp, this huge room full of people who were brainwashed and shaking about. i was in shock, very much so...
COOL MAN DUDE!!!!!!!!

Since when is a 13 year old who had a wine cooler or two at the last resort and in need of an intensive program such as straight. someone along the way mentioned about psychologists doing evals, well i remember quite well meeting with the straight psych, he told me he did not believe i belonged there and was going to reccomend i be sent home, i am guessing he was the only one voting that way,
i may know you dave??? if whom i am thinking i think i was at your house for foster care and you got in trouble for listening to a song by the steve miller band or something druggie, lol. god forbid!!!!!
hi christine:)
sarah