I understand that many of us had varied experiences at Cascade, some not positive. Not every program works for everyone. Instead of bashing the school and going on an on about bullshit in terms of finances, consider that the school helped many people in different ways. For some people, like myself, it gave me an awareness I had not had before. If anything it helped me form really strong friendships with people. Someone earlier in the posts talked about how the people she new were on drugs, or pregnant out of wedlock, and therefore this says something about the school. Cascade was not a place to get fixed. Almost all the poeple I know who graduated had a difficult time with drugs, or other behavior that was unhealthy. None of us are perfect, we all go back to old behaviors when we feel scared or confused or distressed. I dont believe anyone who has left cascade is perfect, we all make mistakes, and hopefully as we mature we learn from them. I went to Cascade in 96' and alot of my friends and people there had some really horrific or sad things happen to them in their life, just as I am sure the people who have written these angry posts have. You never get over your pain, it is a struggle every day to make the right choices and to do things that will make your life better. Rather than spending your time bashing cascade, put your energy into something else. We are only human. the couselors were not perfect, you are not perfect, and look at your experiences and learn something from them. Even if you hated Cascade, which you have the right to if you so choose, I am sure there were things, positive and unforgettable things, moments, that you will never forget. Cascade saved my life, and i'm sorry that other people did nothave the same positive experience. different things work for different people.
