Ok---I've had about enough of you people and your bullshit. You don't know what the f*** you are talking about. You've never met us and you don't know our situation. Yes, I sent my daughter to wilderness 2yrs ago---an experience that she, to this day, will tell you was one of the highlights of her life. Yes, I sent my daughter to a TBS. She hated it, we figured out what was really going on there and she came home. She moved in with her 20 yr old boyfriend and dropped out of high school, against our wishes, but WITH our knowledge AND our continued support. We have never stopped talking. She ASKED to move home because SHE wanted to be here. Since moving home, she is finally free of the abusive boyfriend and has been able to hold down a job, something she couldn't do while living with him and his drama. We have made absolutely no demands on her while she tries to figure it all out. She comes and goes as she pleases and we don't ask questions. She has lots of friends and is generally happy, but can't figure out what to do next. SHE is the one committed to going to art school. If I had my choice, I would encourage her to do something like Americorps and travel and experience other people and places, but she tells me that is not what SHE wants. To this day, I remain committed to helping her in any way she asks, and guess what----she asked me to help with finding the right school. I turned to you because I thought you, of all groups of people, would be dedicated to the cause of helping a kid whose been through hell and back. How wrong I was!!!! And what kind of absolute pathetic, parasitic worm goes googling names and looking up videos. You all assert how victimized kids like my daughter have been because of parents like me. How do you think she would feel about complete strangers playing detective games to figure out who she is. Pathetic. Nauseatingly pathetic.
