On 2005-03-16 16:42:00, Anonymous wrote:
"Who's bashing anyone? Just asking a question. Why would this upset any kid?"
In all fairness,
this thread started out asking "what's so nice abut Sue". There are other threads asking questions much more relavent to PURE as a business.
At the same time, Cayo is right. A few people have asked those other questions a lot of times of Sue and of other people who are affiliated w/ her (Hi Lee, nice to see you dropping in again :wave: ) While she claims she never ever wastes her time on rediculous, vindictive people like those who come across these fora, it's a matter of public record that she's sued over content here. So she must read at least some of it. But she's too good to answer a few simple questions?
And I've asked her over the phone how she determines what is a good, safe and effective program for the kids she recomends be sent to them. I made two attempts by phone. Both times, she changed the subject and had to go when that topic came up.
So then I sent an enquirey to their online form labeled "Click here for more info" What I got back (and posted here as soon as I got it) was a message telling me what a GOOD mom I was for contacting them for help w/ my 14yo who dressed in black and didn't want me seeing him half dressed. No information about their programs, just a little stroke and a request to call them so we could talk heart to heart about my very big problem.
Hey, if I had a good, simple answer to the question "So, what do you do instead?" I'd use it myself and then spread it all over the world. This lady makes a good living offering an alternative to the better known abusive teen rehabs, but refuses to explain what that alternative is to anyone who doesn't take every word that proceedeth from her mouth as the gospel truth.
I can understand the level of frustration, though. I can also understand why people believe her and think she's so nice. She
is charming and engaging and charismatic. And, more than that, I think she believes herself. That's more compelling for most of us than almost anything.
This all grew out of her request to be listed in Anonanon. If you look, you'll notice that I list a lot of information there, but not a single recomendation. I was considering it and very hopeful that this champion against WWASP would come up w/ some really good answers.
I've never said "don't do that, do this instead" except to say just do it yourself. That's a bitter pill to swollow for a lot of people. I don't even like it myself, to tell you the truth. I wish there were some panacea. But, so far, the best I can come up with is "do it yourself" or, maybe, sometimes better, "let someone you know well and trust completely do it" like a relative or something. But I've looked high and low and I can't find anyone who raises difficult kids for pay and does it better than, or even half as well as, even a pretty poor parent or some other person of the kid's own choosing.
That's not bashing anybody. I'm just looking for answers.
God did not reward men for being honest, generous and brave, but for the act of faith. Without faith, all the so-called virtues were sins. and the men who practiced these virtues, without faith, deserved to suffer eternal pain.
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