Sorry Frog. I don't mean to come across that way to you, or to anyone else for that matter. I don't think that I am "the only TRUE champion of the kids.." As a matter of fact, I don't think I am a champion of any sort. I see myself as a person who wants to know all of the facts surrounding this industry. I am a person who wants to be informed.
I am a person who wants to be able to make opinions based on the "whole story." I also want others to know the "whole story." Where else can one get the "whole story" other than by listening to both sides? We are all, society that is, by far better off if we know all of the details surrounding this industry, not just those that one group or another cares to share.
One thing I do know for sure, and that is, that I still today would not want my children in a "program" of any type. Why? Because it is my responsibilty as a parent to be sure 100%, proof positive, that my children are ok. Like I said somewhere in another post, when my children were small I quit work because I did not want to leave them in day care. I chose not to leave them in day care, not because I thought they were being abused, but because I thought there could be the potential for abuse and that they would have no way of telling me about it because they were small and unable to communicate effectively. I think in programs that limit communication, the same potential is there. To me it is just not worth the risk.
