Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > The Troubled Teen Industry
Carlbrook
try another castle:
--- Quote ---you are going to be a lot less damaged & more philosophical about it than if you went in for something minor at 14 and were locked away for your entire childhood.
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I think I should probably chime in and contest this. I did my time at a childrens home before I went to RMA. and with the exception of about a school-year respite between the two places while living with my father (and what a joy that was, let me tell you ::)) I spent my entire teenage years, from 14 to 19, in some facility.
I dunno, I think I can be pretty philosophical about it. I'm often surprised when people tell me my life has been hard. (I prefer to think of it as "interesting".)
Im not taking this comment personally, not at all. I just think that even though formative years can really affect a person, that doesn't mean they have lost the potential to unfuck themselves.
Nothing against you, my2cents. You've always come across as insightful in my book. I guess my point is that, as misanthropic as I can be sometimes, I've learned to have a bit more faith in the human soul than I used to. People can be tough motherfuckers, capable of exorcising even the most formidable demons. (just ask my fiancee.)
Anyone who has been through something traumatic and difficult should be considered a survivor, regardless of their opinion on said experience. The only prerequisite is that we are all still here... because there are many who are not.
So.. a shout out for all who made it... and also for all who did not, (for WHATEVER reason.) :cheers:
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: "Guest" ---An interesting aspect of the cult of fornits is watching people try to convince program alumni (oh wait, you call them survivors) they were mistreated and abused. Here's some free advice, if you have to convince someone they were abused, then it's probably safe to say they were never abused. The fornits definition of abuse is so watered down you'd be hard pressed to find someone who wasn't 'abused', program or not.
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I am not trying to convince anyone that they were abused or that i know better than them what their experience was. But you can be philosophically opposed to something because by any objective measure it is not a good idea without being a cultist.
Adams if you don't think rma was incarcerating kids how would you define this? If you have no access at all to the outside world that is not closely monitored how is this not incarceration?
Anonymous:
Parent considering sending child to CB and from the diatribe on this post there are some negative subjective comments of which some cautionary issues were raised and appreciated and then there were some that are not helpful. Any comments form past/present students or parents?
Anonymous:
Dad, is that really you? Why wasn't mom ever good enough for you?...................... :suicide:
CarlbrookDad:
--- Quote from: "Dad" ---Parent considering sending child to CB and from the diatribe on this post there are some negative subjective comments of which some cautionary issues were raised and appreciated and then there were some that are not helpful. Any comments form past/present students or parents?
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Feel free to email me with your questions.
carlbrookdad[AT]yahooDOTcom
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