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Re: What do I do
« Reply #15 on: August 14, 2008, 04:14:54 AM »
A Wikimapia link to Top Hat Ranch would be nice.

As always info about contract, level system, punishments etc. are welcomed, but like they have done it with PV it could be fun to identify every building on Sorensens property with a kmz-file to Google earth.
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Re: What do I do
« Reply #16 on: September 24, 2008, 11:42:53 AM »
I was at Sorenson's Ranch (SRS) for 5 months. I was 14 then and am now 26. Every single day was filled with sexual abuse and physical abuse...Too much to mention here. We need to join together and take action to stop other childern from being forced to endure this kind of hell. You can contact me at pwac3@yahoo.com.
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Re: What do I do
« Reply #17 on: September 25, 2008, 09:01:31 PM »
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I was at Sorenson's Ranch (SRS) for 5 months. I was 14 then and am now 26. Every single day was filled with sexual abuse and physical abuse...Too much to mention here. We need to join together and take action to stop other childern from being forced to endure this kind of hell. You can contact me at pwac3@yahoo.com.

Thank you for sharing this, and I'm sorry it happened.
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Re: What do I do
« Reply #18 on: September 25, 2008, 11:47:35 PM »
you know one option you may want to sit down with your parents and consider is normal boarding school. (in addition to educating them) For whatever reason it sounds like you and your parents are having trouble living together. There are many excellent normal boarding schools where you do not have to live like a prisoner and after surviving the "structure" and rules of these places you will probably find regular boarding school easy enough to deal with. Who knows they may be less strict than your actual parents.
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Re: What do I do
« Reply #19 on: September 26, 2008, 02:24:42 AM »
Is emancipation an option for this kid. We might not be able to convince these parents since the parents are often brainwashed by the programs. I know there are youth advocates who can help with the emancipation process.
http://www.youthrights.net/index.php?ti ... pation_Law

I hope this helps. Been there and wish I had done gone through the emancipation process. There are now transitional programs to help with schooling, housing, etc.

Hopefully this link can help.
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Re: What do I do
« Reply #20 on: September 27, 2008, 11:33:51 AM »
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you know one option you may want to sit down with your parents and consider is normal boarding school. (in addition to educating them) For whatever reason it sounds like you and your parents are having trouble living together.

This sounds like an excellent idea. Sometimes, a little distance is all it takes. Way back when, people used to pawn their kids off on a sympathetic relative or what have you... The kid got a fresh start in a different (and hopefully safe) environment, sometimes a different school system even, and things kinda worked themselves out over time. Sometimes that just isn't workable, and a (regular) boarding school might be a good alternative.

Here is a time where the general tenor of the accompanying Google ads comes in handy when you visit "boarding school review" type sites. If you see a lot of military boarding school, boot camp, or residential treatment facility advertisements when you click on the review of a particular place, chances are...it is not a place you want to be at! These ads are generally more indicative of what kind of place it is than the review itself.

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Is emancipation an option for this kid. We might not be able to convince these parents since the parents are often brainwashed by the programs. I know there are youth advocates who can help with the emancipation process.
http://www.youthrights.net/index.php?ti ... pation_Law

Emancipation also sounds like a good idea, but I am not sure how long that will take. One thing they will look for is whether the kid has a solid plan in place as to where they are going to live, go to school, etc. etc. The plan doesn't have to be perfect; they can help with ironing out the details and feasibility of it all, but they want to see some thoughts along those lines. A kid who is primarily looking forward, proactively, rather than backward, reactively (though, of course those circumstances factor in), ...stands a better chance.

All in all, I think your best bet is to work on all fronts that you can, rather than just one, given that the situation is dire and you need a solution ASAP.
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