On 2004-10-03 09:02:00, Antigen wrote:
"As I understand it, LIFE was a whole lot milder than Straight at first. After awhile, though, Peterman got out of hand again, the community knew what they were looking at and pretty quickly shut them down. The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either, but right through every human heart.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060007761/circlofmiamithem' target='_new'>Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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Actually, the community did not "shut them down", and Peterman left a WHILE prior to it's (LIFE) selling out to Venice hospital. I was around for this.
A new Executive Director hired (Darlene something) started spending $ left and right, and the program ran out of funds, therefor having to sell out to Venice hopsital --believe that was '93. Peterman retired late '91 or early '92.
Another instance of someone who WASN'T there making assumptions as to what happened.
They are called "Host Homes" or "Oldcommer Homes",and they are no different than the ones from Straight.Lots of the people who were in LIFE came from the Straight.
I was in both LIFE and Straight.
It was the same staff members.
It was the same rules.
It was the same intake procedure.
It was the same mind fuck.
It was the same bad food.
It was the same belt looping.
It was the same oldcommer watching you in the toilet.
It was the same unprofessional "peer" staff members.
It was the same complete lack of medical attention.
It was the same deprivation of attending school,telephone,reading,speaking.
It was the same arm twisting.
It was the same long hours sitting in group,but on wooden church pews.
It was the same as Straight