I don't know why she would say they are bad and then refer them, maybe she asked because I said I had good luck with them, how can I say what was in her head?
I used them 1st to Midwest, then to TB, then to RR. I also used them from TB to RR because it was easier for me to have them go and pull him. I was scared to go by myself, as the last time I was there they would not let me on campus because of what I was wearing, I figured I would have lots of trouble, and Sunrise had experience pulling kids out of there. That's why I used them, and as it turned out, they had problems too, which they later told me they couldn't even believe it.
My son is not mad at me, and frankly it was a program or juvenile hall, he didn't have much of a choice, still doesn't.
I can slap myself until I am purple, but the fact is I did what I did, and I am now trying to fix it. This is not something I wanted to do by choice, but I did have a choice on where I placed him, and I blew it again. Don't think I don't beat myself up every day, even after being warned by staff from MW not to send him to TB, but would I listen? NO! Brainwashed. Had to stick to what I said would be the consequence, because that's how the program goes. You have to stick to your guns or else your words are empty, yada yada yada.
So that's it pretty much in a nutshell, literally.