Priceless. John's son wants to be a counselor. Which son is that Whootie?
So when people hear you call yourself inmates they know that you are exaggerating so you must also be exaggerating when speaking of your other experiences also. The school and parents refer to you as students, the state refers to you as residents, but you chose to redefine yourself to gain attention and embellish your position there. Your credibility erodes when it is viewed that you are seeking attention.
Just want to point that out.
The people who were abused in these programs and didnt buy into the brainwashing know I'm not exaggerating John. We were treated like inmates, so we called ourselves that. Apparently going by what other posters from other time periods and programs have had to say, not much has changed at all. Whatsmore what you're describing is no different than how the abusive programs you cling to treated us. Rules weren't ever called rules, they were called agreements. I don't know about your kids John, but I never agreed to a thing. I didnt sign anything, I didn't acknowledge anything, I sure as hell didn't shake anyone's hand. Yet somehow despite all that I was reminded consistently about how I was violating agreements I had somehow made. The staff called rules something different to water it down. I wonder if you had an issue with that? You seem to keep forgetting my experience with this industry gives my opinion more weight than yours. I understand that you're an industry insider, but you're too afraid to admit that, so you really have nothing to base any of your comments on.
On a seperate note, the windows at HLA were locked as well. I pointed that out the fire hazard at one point and was promptly placed on restriction for "manipulating".
