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Dear John U
GregFL:
Part of the unofficial seed uniform of the st pete seed was a white tee shirt with a top pocket....for your marboros of course. I smoked every fucking chance I got to dull the pain and to make me fit in with the older kids.
Kind of ironic that my stepfather died from cigarretes and my mother is in the process of dying from them. The only drug that has killed anyone in my family was endorsed and encouraged at the seed, even for little children.
FueLaw:
I also started smoking in the Seed. It took me around 20 tries over many years to quit.
Remember this rule: "Smoking on the hour or when the rap leader smokes". I am sure there was good reason for this rule. Maybe Underwood or some other enlightened staff member could tell us. I even remember discussing this rule during rules rap.
Anonymous:
Because people were smoking too much. It was to cut back on all the smoking. Hardly anyone smoked in the last 20 years.
Jupiter Survivor:
I did a few drugs after I left the Seed, nothing major just a little pot. My brother on the other hand, who says the Seed was great has been on dugs since he left. He dropped out of school in 9th grade and his drug use is so bad he doesn't even have a nose. My brother Hobby has been homeless numerous times, his life is in shambles, but if you ask him about the Seed it's "Yep they really helped me".
I am very curious as to what career fields the members of this board are in, especially the ex-staff. Did the Seed experience play any part of that choice?
I stayed at home a few of years while the kids ( 5 kids...10,12,14,16 & 22) were little. I did mostly charity work during those years. Had a few small businesses I started and then sold, nothing major but it added the little extra's to life. I am currently volunteering in a mental health support group (son is Bi-polar and myself dealing with molestation) and making enemies of the local school board. Money has never been a big thing for me, my heart is in working to try to make things better. Being thrown in the Seed has made me sensitive to those who don't fit in what "we" consider normal. I see many kids and parents of children with mental illness and/or learning disabilities that are misdiagnosed, over medicated, throw in behavioral classes or hospitals because of lack of information and choices. I feel compelled to give a voice to those who that no one is listening to. Mostly in part because in my youth, no one ever spoke up for me. Although I am not very assertive with things in my life, I am a force to be reckoned with for my children and others ( this is a constant amusement for my husband).
My life has been very influenced by the Seed.....just decided to turn it into something good instead of letting it eat me alive.
cleveland:
Jupiter,
My post-Seed careers have been:
A. Art Education (High School)
B. Museum administration and exhibit design
C. Non-profit community development
I went to art school right after the Seed, eventually getting my master's degree in education. I did some work as a studio artist, but found that I didn't like the 'sales' part of it (ironically I am currently getting licensed in real estate!) I probably would have gone into the mental health field if I had a psych background, but I didn't. I went thru a lot of therapy myself, went into Adult Children of Alcoholics, Al Anon, etc. too. (My mom is bipolar most likely with alcoholism). I am very interested in understanding family systems, obviously, and my concern for this issue now extends to society, so I am trying to understand how to make a difference here, hence my current career. My biggest career move right now is my first child, at age 46, so that is the top priority and so much fun.
If I hadn't gone into the Seed? I really don't know, except that I might have completed my schooling much sooner - I took 7 years of Seed-time out.
Walter
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