Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > Straight, Inc. and Derivatives
Growing Together of Lake Worth, Florida
Antigen:
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Parents Back Program
kaydeejaded:
I don't really know what to say to this dude. His son is going to hate him he will be lucky if he ever has a civil relationship with him again. My family relationship is still strained even though my life is good now. Trust is gone freedom was lost. When I was in Straight we had a camera crew come and film a video of group and air it on a show called "Youthquake" every misbehavor was removed from group and if you could scream and no one would hear you. Blopa the program your son is in is BASED ON STRAIGHT and unless you are retarted you realize that it will BE LIKE STRAIGHT and regardless if Staight was so humane and wonderful that all this shit is based on it, why is Straight closed???? Your kid just like me will say anything the staff tells him to OR you will not be talking to him. Everyone tells on everyone else there to climb up a level and maybe get out. I feels sorry for your son like getting high is ever going to look or feel worse than being locked up. Makes getting high seem like the best time of your life. You are screwing up. Your son will never trust you again. Not when he is 40 and dropping off the grandkids not when you sit together and laugh never it is always there trust me. I love my parents now 13 years later but I was NOT HELPED BY STRAIGHT I was diagnosed with PTSD and many others have been too. Along with those who have killed themselves and left there familes hating them. Why would you let a stranger have your child sounds like the only person here who has a problem is you. You are being selfish and you will I am sure feel you error in the end. I really hope you don't loose your son for good, he could run away, kill himself, have psych. problems, hate you, or be cured. You gamble on it. Good luck. :cry:
[ This Message was edited by: kaydeejaded on 2002-01-01 23:17 ]
[ This Message was edited by: kaydeejaded on 2002-01-01 23:19 ]
debi:
"Sorry to ask, but, do we hear in this forum just the voices of people that failed in the program and are resentful as a result? I read hear some truly hear drenching stories that I am sure are legitimate and honest experiences of many; are there success stories to? "
I am a "successful" graduate of the Seed. I completed my 3 month program in 10 months after starting over 3 times because of things my parents did (ie keeping alcohol in home w/newcomers there, stopping at a liqour store w/newcomers in the car..)(1971-72 or maybe it was 72-73 oh so long ago, yet it seems like yesterday sometimes.)
I submit that you should do everything in your power to keep your child at home with you.
Find a counselor, spend time, seek out his thoughts and feelings about his life, try to find out what pain he is escaping from with his use of drugs...
I too am a parent of a teen (born '84), and I have worked his entire life to ensure that I always validated his feelings, supported his choices (friends, haircuts...), and as a result he speaks to me about things that he is feeling, about his friends and the choices they are making etc.
The anger and rage I felt toward my parents and the life they selected for me was with me for a very long time. Please do everything in your power to reach your son with your own feelings.
I have been sober for almost 22 years now,and raised my son in the rooms, I have no secrets from him.....he has certainly made better choices than I did at his age. Hopefully a counselor would help you to because a "person" vs a "parent" to your son's eyes...so that he can learn from your mistakes too.
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