Re: Straight, Inc.


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Posted by Bob (66.31.108.197) on March 12, 2002 at 17:58:42:

In Reply to: Re: Straight, Inc. posted by smishi on March 29, 2000 at 11:02:35:

Hi my name is Bob,

I was in VA from Oct 85 to Jan 86 then moved to the Boston Program. I Seven step in Nov of 86.

I am sober now for 15 years... Yes Straight sucked!! It was a long 13 months. I am alive and I am thankful.

Straight was not a cult.

It was kids helping kids. The problem was that the staff treated us the same way they got treated.
Fine it was wrong. Yes people got hurt both mentally and physically. My question is why did it take so long to get the proper authorities involved? Or why did it take so long for the parents to get more involved? Remember those are YOUR kid�s not Straight kids. YOU as parents would and always had final say. YOU as parents had the right to see your kid�s when you wanted to. Not just on Monday or Friday night. If you were concerned for the well being of your child you could have asked to see them. If you got denied then you had the option of doing a withdrawal.

My program was not the best, I cop-out twice. First time because of my problems with the Staff and with my parents. Second time because I wanted to have sex.

Many times Moms and Dads turning a blind eye to what was happening because they were told that was best for the kids. Moms and Dads would always say, �staff knows what is best for you�. To hold Straight Inc completely at fault would be wrong. Please take a minuet and ask yourself why did I not listen to my kid when he or she was complaining about what was happening to him or her.

This is like the problems that we are having with the Catholic Church and all of it priests. Little Johnny comes home from church and tells his mommy that the priests at church touch him today in a private spot. Then the mother would say, �oh no, you are mistaken that is not what happens� or �it must have been an accident� just for get about it�.
Until 15 or 20 years later and more kids complaint about that same priest. Now Johnny and his mother can split the 1 or 2 million pay off from the church.

So I guess my question is, Why now? What is to be gained from this?

I am not looking for conflict or to piss anyone off, but Straight Inc. is gone� Maybe we should open a group and call it Getting Straight from Straight Inc.



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