Too bad for you, Niles.
Never forgive, never forget - unless they are friends - as I said, too bad for you Niles.
Harsh is abuse - even harsher are CCMgirl's assertion that abuse is just "structure" and "rules" - and survivors are just whiners and complainers.
I didn't expect this from you. Niles - but I can see where you butter your bread.
Down the middle.
She's not a friend... I don't like her in the least. But I don't hate her. She hasn't exactly gone and hurt people.
She has tried to justify her own experiences by doing what she is now, though. That's not something one can really fault her for, now can we? especially in the presence of people who are going to say the right words, manipulate, and push buttons to get her on their side.
At any rate, when CCMgirl says abuse is "Structure" and "rules"... remember WHO is saying it. Someone who grew up in programs and doesn't know better.
I'm not here to defend her. I am here to say I seriously doubt she actually wants kids to be abused, she's just been convinced that a "good program" is not abusive.
To the other anon, again, WHO is saying that its ok to fuck a staffer in a program if the kid wanted it? SHE IS.
No offence to her (though talking about her openly is going to piss her off immensely) BUT SHE GREW UP IN ONE FUCKING PROGRAM AFTER ANOTHER. Get some perspective on her already.