That must have sucked. Many here felt the same way when Emily ran off. They were hoping she would not be found so that they could snub their noses at the parents and school. Seems everyone has an agenda.
That's neat; how you see into my thoughts like that. Ok, what number am I thinking of...NOW?!!!! Hmmm, didn't hear from you. And you’re just as clueless, and much more insanely self aggrandizing, disingenuous, and lacking in authority to telling me what I hoped happened to his young woman, and why. There are different voices here, ya' know. What I hoped was that she was not just found, but that she declared herself, after she was in a position to have some about what is done to her.
I just think its scary that programs will tell parents not to see or talk to their kids after they are caught.... so once again, the program spins the story, often at the expense of the kid.
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Some schools can make bad decisions, it’s a good thing Island View encouraged the parents to get a search group going and try to encourage communication and get Emily home. Its important to get the child stabilized and in a place they feel safe. I give the school, Emilies friends and Emilies parents a lot of credit in making this happen and gining her a safe place to come back to. I think everyone is happy at this point and Emily is getting the help she needs.
Good luck Emily!
Telling someone not to contact your kid isn't a bad decision, it's a legal crime. As someone who engages in these sorts of crimes, that's a distinction you like to neglect. How do YOU know what Island View encouraged?
We do know that they had people posting asking her to come back, because her running away was so, so, so selfish, and there would be "amends" she’d have to make, but it was worth it. As you know as well as I what amends are, we know the "decisions" that island view makes aren't much different than the one dealt with by Shanlea, a cedu survivor,(I think) a torture center now officially recognized as an abusive cult, that also used "amends".