And just to make it clear, I am a respectful and kind person -- you can ask anyone who actually really knows me, it takes a lot to piss me off, but I HATE when people draw conclusions and assumptions about my personal experiences when they haven't lived in the point of view that me and all the other kids who've had to go through the program at HLA have, because it's quite different being a student there and being a parent of a student there, and it's easy for staff to misconstrue everything into "oh, i can't believe this, etc." However, I do agree, yes, I needed a kick in the ass and I needed to change a few things -- that's why I was sent to HLA. That being said, the way the higher-ups and counselors manage, run and regulate everything at the school is unfair, preposterous, crooked, and in some instances, illegal and manipulative. My apologies if I insulted certain staff members at the school, because there are some of you I enjoyed meeting, but most of the counselors and higher staff I have been shat on in some form or fashion and the mind-games really piss me off, and I'm a top-notch bullshitter, so when someone tries to bullshit me, it doesn't make me want to necessarily hold your hand and tell you "everything will be OK." Not to mention the fact the school couldn't handle the fact that it wasn't my choice, it was MY PARENTS choice to withdraw me, but instead they sat there and played mindgames with both of my parents -- and don't even deny it, yall was on speakerphone during every communication with my parents, I know it all -- disturbed me, to think that people and be so crooked and desperate to get money just pisses me the fuck off. Get over yourselves people, and to who's running that place, try making some LEGITIMATE money for once, like every other american has to.
