I went to the family school for 25 months. During which, my hair was cut off because im "vain" and was forced to have short hair, my clothes taken, was not allowed to speak to boys or male staff because im a "slut",i gained 45 pounds in 5 months, was forced to clean sludge off poles from the bottom of a pond where sewage flows into because one of the older girls said i was being audacious. was told that im nothing more than a tissue that guys use me and throw me away, i was likened to a blow up doll, and my birthmother was called a whore. This was all during what they call table topics infront of a good 40 people. NOW... i am 24 years old.. i left there 5 years ago and i still have dreams about that place. All the stuff about the isolation room is true except before they built the rooms off the gym they used to wrap you in a blanket and duct tape you inside it... let you pee on yourself... they didnt care. I wont say that that place is total hell there were two angels there... i mean probably litteral angels... Jan Becker and Susan Runge, two of the most wonderful women in the world. Jan left a couple of months ago... but without those two women i would have never made it. but if you are a parent I urge you... DO NOT SEND YOUR KID TO THE FAMILY!!!!! there are much better places for your child. like in your arms. STOP INSTITUTIONALIZED CHILD ABUSE!!!!!!!!!! love your children... UNCONDITIONALLY!!!!!
