Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > The Troubled Teen Industry
What about "Carlbrook School"?
RMA Survivor:
Yes. He arrived to be the cook about six to eight months after I got there. Went from cook to counselor in no time. I remember he tried to explain physics to some students one day while I was standing there. Guy was a complete imbecile. I was asked by several students who wanted to actually graduate with real credits they might use to get in to or to help them in college if I would teach Physics, Trig and Calculus to them since RMA at the time had Algebra as the top class. I doubt Rookie would have qualified to be in any of those classes.
All he really did was manage the kitchen staff. It was the women who came up with the recipes. He just ordered the food and bossed everyone around. Spent most of his time outside smoking behind the kitchen. I worked in the kitchen in New Horizons and Summit, even Challenge I think, I have no memories of actually watching him cook anything. He tried to show off his chopping skills with a knife one day and cut himself. Needless to say, I wasn't impressed. So you could add inept to imbecile as descriptive words for this fool. And fool too. To think he now runs his own program is a frightening thought. But it goes hand in hand with this industry that people with no credentials, no education, no background outside of programs, get hired to be cooks, or help with manual labor like showing kids how to chop wood, go on to be counselors, staff, escort/bounty hunters, and even starting their own programs.
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---cooltherapy wrote
That's just ridiculous. He's a wonderful guy and a good friend. He cares, unlike the majority of the staff at the school.
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I know that he made me uncomfortable but I was willing to look past it and think of it as him not understanding boundaries rather than something nasty. I didn't think that he had bad intentions, I just thought he really didn't know where the line was and put way too much of his shit on me and made me his lifeline which was inappropriate given the power dynamic but also detrimental to me because I was supposed to be there to work on my own issues. Still, we all have problems and handle things badly. I forgave Doom and moved on.
However, I'm not okay with the stuff he did to girls after me. I had known that a girl from Delta '07 accused him of hitting on her but he told me that she was just pissed about a bad grade. I believed him since he was my friend. Then, one of my best friends felt uncomfortable around him and like he was inappropriate with her. Still, I wrote her off as overreacting and misinterpreting. After I graduated and came back to visit, many of my little sisters told me how uncomfortable they felt around him. I know one of them even got put on 10-foot P-bans with him. I don't know what his deal is. I don't think he's a pedo or anything like that, I think he's just lonely and doesn't know where the line should be drawn. I considered him my "friend" but the truth is, when there's that kind of power dynamic, a full friendship isn't really possible at that time. Someone who is in that kind of skewed power dynamic shouldn't, for example, tell the student about their sex life or that kind of thing, which Doom did. I don't think he had bad intentions but I also don't think he handled himself well or -- from what I've heard from kids who are still there -- has figured out yet how to have appropriate relationships with students there.
I'm glad he was a good friend to you but I can't say the same.
--- Quote ---cooltherapy wrote:
and nice use of the carlbrook lingo "cbk student"
unsafe? really? can we not detach ourselves from this bullshit? if you're going to sit around and bitch about the bs carlbrook put us through, why don't you woman up and start using "grown-up" words?
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Okay, seriously? Don't tell other people what words they're allowed to use. I know that Carlbrook was a confusing time for me. I don't just sit around and bash it and I don't think anyone else on this board does. I think we're all here to try to figure out what happened and what parts of it we want to hold onto and what parts we want to let go. Yeah, sometimes I do criticize Carlbrook but I celebrate other parts of it. It was our experience, who the fuck are you to tell people what they can and can't take from it?
I've been trying to level with you and explain my perspective but I'm pissed beyond belief at you right now. You seem to scan people's posts and target the tiniest thing you don't agree with instead of finding the real meaning.
Everyone is on this board for a reason and I'm fairly sure it's not to get your approval for what words they use.
chemdog420:
this is chase pantea btw... and this is hilarious how fucking dumb some people are... whoevers talkin all this shit online is fucken ridiculous thats some pussy shit... ur brainwashed outta ur fucking mind, will u stop being a little bitch and just say who u are it would probly make things way funnier
cooltherapy:
--- Quote from: "chemdog420" ---this is chase pantea btw... and this is hilarious how fucking dumb some people are... whoevers talkin all this shit online is fucken ridiculous thats some pussy shit... ur brainwashed outta ur fucking mind, will u stop being a little bitch and just say who u are it would probly make things way funnier
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lk - look, we obviously disagree about how to move away from Carlbrook. The first thing I did was to cut was the lingo from my vocabulary. I'm sorry it offended you but the claims that she made were pretty harsh. In some situations, harsh is definitely appropriate. But, when it comes to Doom, there is no reason for this sort of slander. You're right that my response wasn't necessarily appropriate, but I can't begin to explain how pissed it makes me to see the one person who I truly believe cares slandered on this message board. It makes me fucking furious. Also, quit trying to dictate exactly what has caused Doom to do the things he does. Until you discuss with him what he did, it isn't fair to make the claims that he does this because he is "lonely."
Now, chemdog... as I stated earlier, how about we, as Carlbrook grads, at least stand by our intelligence. Your buffoonish response is embarrassing and makes us all look just as ignorant and unintelligent as you are. Thanks.
foolio:
sorry
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