On 2006-05-11 14:17:00, Anonymous wrote:
"Most of the adults to which you refer CAN handle criticism and will admit to their mistakes. Many have done so on the forum. They aren't going to admit to what YOU are insisting are their mistakes, though. There has been quite a bit of admission of parenting mistakes. If the parents don't feel it was a mistake to send their teens to a program, they are not going to say it WAS a mistake just because you are presenting evidence that YOU think all programs are a mistake. If a teen seems to be doing well in the program, or comes out and is successful at the next school or in a job, the parent is not going to view the program as a mistake. "
These parents clearly need to get over their own defensiveness and desire to make themselves feel better and focus on what actually matters - and their feelings not being what does.
Also, Im not saying that I think or I feel these programs are a mistake. Im saying that the studies and all the evidence by the mainstream shows they dont work, and if they do anything at all are prone to causing further issues and problems down the line.
They just dont want to accept facts, they just want their truthiness about thier FEELINGS. And because Im not going to pander to THEIR FEELINGS, because I care about the kids more than about a bunch of immature ninnies who somehow make enough money to afford these places, they dont like me.
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There ain't no evidence these programs work, their justifications for them are based on thier own feelings and emotions, and theyre thinking about themselves, not their kids. Until there is evidence that a culty, coersive BM program such as WWASPS uses (or any twist upon it) works and isnt abusive, Im not going to change my stance.
