The founder, Robert B. Lichfield, 49, called the accusations part of a difficult business. "When you have troubled kids and troubled parents ? any school or program that works with troubled kids has complaints," Mr. Lichfield said in a telephone interview. "We're no different."
To that I agree!
For the vast majority of graduates and parents, it changed our way of communicating with each other which I know is the single most important value in our family.
It didn't damage our family, it was already damaged. I take accountability for what led up to his being admitted to Spring Creek Lodge.
And for the vast majority of parents that attend the personal growth seminars, we have been given a gift that gave us the tools to have a successful family life. Success is always a personal definition, but I do know, even if I tried, really tried, I could never be the same parent I was prior to our program experience. I'm not making the same mistakes with my other son.
I never felt sleep deprived, I had 8 hours of sleep a night, what I felt was a huge weight had been lifted from my back. I had carried around a lot of garbage for a long time. For those not willing to take a deep look at their own lives, I can see where the process of digging deep would be not only uncomfortable, but impossible.
It only works for those that are willing to change. The lawyer that thinks her son was abused, question? Did your son not choose to stay in the Hobbit? If he wasn't willing to follow the rules he chose to hide out in the hobbit and write all day. He wasn't open to working. Neither were you and it's good that you chose to bring him home. It's not for you. It was for us.
We went the distance and graduated, both in our own program. Over two years later, life is what it is - lots of learning and growing.
My son was never drugged and his FR was honest, telling me things I would have preferred NOT to hear. They've changed some things since then, maybe for the better, maybe only better for the parents, but I would never change our experience.
