Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > Mission Mountain School
the truth about it...
kerryberry420:
yeah, her name was susan skeleton. but i don't think she is to blame at all. these educational consultants really don't know what is going on either. when edcon's would come to visit mms (or anyone else) suddenly we would all be on a "normal" schedule. we would wake up and go to school, then have ODR, then have group and go to bed early, or maybe have a treat like watching a movie. so they really see what mms wants them to see and nothing else. and mms would pick a girl who had been there awhile and was probably about to graduate to show them around because she would only say nice things. the thing with the edcon though was that she only talked to me on the phone for about ten minutes before she got my parents to ship me off. i thoguht that was ridiculous. she should have at least met me. yes i did some things that showed i needed help and structure, but there is so much more to me than that. these edcons should evaluate the whole person not just their actions. programs like mms do work fro some people, but for others (like me) they do more harm than good. like i am really intellectual (i'm not being conceited it's just a fact i have a 161 IQ) and i have never really known how to act socially. so when i acted out it was because i was trying desparately to fit in and be accpeted. i always wanted to please everyone i was around and i never stood up for myself and as a result have been drugged, raped, and even kidnapped for a day. sending me to a place where i was going to be yelled at and broken down just hurt me and made me feel more worthless. i needed to go somewhere where the staff celebrated my differences and helped me to develop my real personality. new haven was like that. i was sent to new haven when i was 17 as a last ditch effort befroe my 18th birthday to save me. and i loved it there. there was a level system so if you did the work you could earn priveleges like going to the mall, going to the movies with other girls, having your CD's, calling your friends., and things like that. you didn't get all of that at first but you could work up to it and when your therapist thought you were ready you could do it. you could have your own clothes, make up, pictures of your friends and family. you could eat when you were hungry, and have good home cooked meals too. we went camping, rafting, and rock climbing. we had horses, dogs, and lots of kittens. we had a pool and a rope to swing on into the pool. the girls there always seemed happy (well, most of the time). we felt like the staff really respected us and genuinely wanted to help. i think new haven is great and my family and i are still in touch with my therapist from there. and just so you all know i ran away from there on a home visit so i was not even the perfect student (i ran away to boulder colorado while my plane was laid over in denver on my way back to new haven in utah). but i liked new haven so much that as soon as i got to boulder i called the staff and told them that i was in colorado and would not be coming back (i was almost 18 and anxious to start my life) and we stayed on good terms to this day. so i hope this helps!
Anonymous:
I am sure you are right about the ed cons. However, they have no business holding themselves out as experts and getting paid substantial fees for doing what any parent could do by throwing darts at a map. A 20 minute conversation either by phone or in person is an insult the child as a person. It would take a qualified counselor MANY hours to render an opinion as what would be best for a particular individual, or even determine if a residential program is appropriate. I seriously doubt that any of these vultures ever tell parents that their child does not need residential treatment. It just goes along with the rest of this sickening industry, it's all about the money!
Antigen:
Thanks Kerry. Yes, anon, that's my point in asking. I don't know how many edcons there are out there. But I think it might be worth the trouble to give them due credit for their work. Next time Sue Skeleton advises a parent to send their kid to MM, or maybe next time she swears she never has made such a recomendation, a parent who's paying attention can google her name and get a little more info.
Creationists make it sound like a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.
--Isaac Asimov, Russian-born American author
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Anonymous:
From my experience, and clearly everyone has their own,being taken away from my house by escorts unknowingly was no day in the park but it certainly didn't scar me. Perhaps my escorts were different, but when asked they could atleast tell me that I was going somewhere for treatment. I didn't like not knowing to what state, or what program I would be going to, and what would go on there but atleast I knew I wasn't being abducted. I knew that my parents knew where I was and regardless of my feelings of not wanting to be there I knew I was safe. Of all the girls I know who also were "escorted" to programs none have been scarred by it, and none have fears of abduction. Just another perspective for you.
Melissa.
Anonymous:
That's great. Maybe you could tell us which escort service they used because some of the kids were hand-cuffed, and threatened with pepper spray. They weren't told right away that their parents did this. I guess it depends which servcie you get. I am so glad for you and the other girls.
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