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What if parents spent time in program?
none-ya:
Whooter, it's to bad that you yourself never spent a day in a program yourself. In a violent rap at straight,or In the ring at elan or maybe the dog cages in Jamaica (WWASP). I doubt that your opinion would be so one sided. You're trying to change the minds of people who actually lived this insanity. Who's that working? Many converts? Play a new tune please.
Whooter:
--- Quote from: "none-ya" ---Whooter, it's to bad that you yourself never spent a day in a program yourself.
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None-ya, I understand that you were hurt by a program but from another perspective it is too bad that you never got to experience a child who was in need of help and the structure that a program provided to help your child. Not sure if you are a father or not.
--- Quote ---In a violent rap at straight,or In the ring at elan or maybe the dog cages in Jamaica (WWASP). I doubt that your opinion would be so one sided. You're trying to change the minds of people who actually lived this insanity. Who's that working? Many converts? Play a new tune please.
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I really do understand that many children were hurt by programs, none-ya, but you need to be able to see both sides (as I do) that some children did well and others did not. You cant just go through life viewing it from just your one isolated perspective. I never experienced it as a child and you never experienced it as a parent. Step back and try to see both perspectives and try not to be so judgmental of others.
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psy:
I too am interested in what would happen if parents, not specifically whooter, spent time in program and underwent many of the same things the kids did. I'd wager they'd withdrawal themselves pretty quickly, but at what point would the treatment become unacceptable. We know parents will subject themselves to seminars fairly similar to what the kids will, but what about raps? What about the crazier aspects of the kids's seminars?
I am interested to know from somebody like Whooter that if he (or she) were asked to wear a French maid outfit and perform a lap dance in the name of therapy, would he(or she) do it. Any other examples people can think of? Let's try and keep this thread clean and free of personal attacks, but I am interested in these hypotheticals.
Muppeteer:
If a parent recognizes that some kids are hurt by being sent to these Synanon-based thought reform camps, while other children get a positive outcome, is the parent basically accepting, and teaching their child, that it is okay for their child to climb upon the broken backs of others to reach the top? That the ends always justify the means?
Whooter:
--- Quote from: "psy" ---I too am interested in what would happen if parents, not specifically whooter, spent time in program and underwent many of the same things the kids did. I'd wager they'd withdrawal themselves pretty quickly, but at what point would the treatment become unacceptable. We know parents will subject themselves to seminars fairly similar to what the kids will, but what about raps? What about the crazier aspects of the kids's seminars?
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If the parents recognized that they needed the therapy for their marriage or for work/career etc. I think many would work through the program and try to improve themselves. Many others would flee when things got tough. Kids on the other hand dont have the option of just picking up and going home so they are forced to complete the program through to graduation. When kids turn 18 they are free to decide for themselves.
--- Quote from: "psy" ---I am interested to know from somebody like Whooter that if he (or she) were asked to wear a French maid outfit and perform a lap dance in the name of therapy, would he(or she) do it. Any other examples people can think of? Let's try and keep this thread clean and free of personal attacks, but I am interested in these hypotheticals.
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It would be bad for business. If they forced me to do that and I walked out wearing it most of the people would leave. Even staff would resign.
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