***So Deborah, how is resentment for your ex-husband sucking your energy?
Is this yet another attempt to "coach" me without my permission? FYI, my ex has apologized for what he did- defered to the whims of his narcissistic, sociopathic, irrational, unreasonable wife (his ex wife, that is).
***Did your influence on your son have anything to do with his behavior?
What "behavior" are you ASSuming landed my son in a teen warehousing facility?
***I see you as a judgmental person.
Honey, we're all judgmental. We all have our opinions and the freedom to express them. Our judgments of right/wrong, abuse/therapy happen to conflict- and I imagine that your comment was actually an indirect communication :question:
I imagine that you resent me for my opinions of the industry and those who profit from it. I make no apologies.
**If you were my mother I would feel like I couldn't do anything "right." Does it have to look a certain way, your way, for it to be considered acceptable?
You'll have to clarify that last comment. I imagine that you disagree with something I said and instead of sharing your own opinion, you chose to attack me- implying that I'm a control freak or perfectionist or whatever it is you're implying. Ironically enough, you and other program advocates have a definite "judgment" regarding what a teen should "look like" ("your" way) in order to be "considered acceptable".
***These kids are not honest when they arrive, so why all of a sudden would a staff person need to tell the parents they were lying or manipulating?
I'll refer you to my previous message for the answer I've already given. There is a blatant double standard and conflict of interest regarding lying and honesty. Programs/ staff do and will continue to lie or withhold information to protect their livlihood. The teens know they are lying, and yet they are held to a higher standard and punished for perceived lies. What might a teen learn from this?
***No marketing company for wwasp or anyone else needs to feed on parent's fears. THey already know they need to do something drastic or they wouldn't have called in the first place. They are there to provide an option PERIOD.
Parents "think", based on their fears, that drastic measures are needed and hundreds of facilities are there to "validate", reenforce, and capitalize on those fears.
***I'll tell you who feeds on the fears of parents. PURE...have you taken a look at what their website is all about. It's ALL about Fear. What do you have to say about that?
My judgment of Ed Cons is the same as teen warehousing facilities.
I imagine that you know that you're not going to persuade me to change my opinions; and I don't believe for a second that you are sincerely interested in me or my son; so whose benefit were your questions and comments really intended for? Don't address me when your defensive efforts are designed for the public- some unsuspecting parent that might stumble onto this thread. I imagine you would like to engage me in an ongoing argument so you have a venue to spout your BS judgments under the guise of having a dialogue with me. You're so full of shit. Yep, another judgment.
Which facility is your warehouse of choice? I don't think you mentioned that. Did you have a child there, and did you or do you still receive any compensation for promoting the warehouse?
