Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > Who Am I Discovery/Whitmore
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Anonymous:
Yes.
That's why a civil suit has been filed.
Antigen:
--- Quote ---On 2005-07-11 16:59:00, Anonymous wrote:
"What about parents who believed the placement was a boarding school that offered psychological therapy, equine therapy--and had that expectation?"
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I think they're on about the same level as people who take those "free" weekend getaways from timeshare brokers and then are shocked, shocked to find themselves virtually confined for an extended high pressure sales pitch.
History does not record anywhere or at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unkonwn without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it.
--Robert A. Heinlen, American science-ficiton author
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Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2005-07-11 17:06:00, Anonymous wrote:
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On 2005-07-11 16:59:00, Anonymous wrote:
"What about parents who believed the placement was a boarding school that offered psychological therapy, equine therapy--and had that expectation?"
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Any therapy for my child will be done under my close watchful eye......And I would wander why a child needs therapy of that magnitude (placement or hospitalization. It sounds as if parents are passing their problems on to others to "fix". Problems or issues that they in some way have helped to create. While the children are away, what are the parents doing to get "therapy". On a horse, couch or group, you do not throw your children to strangers."
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In principle, I agree with you Anon.
The problem is parents in crisis are an easy mark for the ed cons and private referral agencies who convince them to put their kid into these programs before it's too late to save them.
Trust me, no parent sends their kid away with the expectation they are paying to have them abused, or God forbid, commit suicide (as in the case of
Ryan Lewis, the little boy who hung himself at Allredge Academy).
What bothers me is this group of W parents who are so quick to accuse the other parents and children of lying and/or making up stories.
Now that's really twisted. Why don't they wait and see what happens when the case goes to trial? Wouldn't that be the fair and righteous thing to do?
The state (not the parents) investigated the W and brought charges, though I do believe it's possible the parents might have brought a civil lawsuit?
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2005-07-11 17:14:00, Antigen wrote:
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On 2005-07-11 16:59:00, Anonymous wrote:
"What about parents who believed the placement was a boarding school that offered psychological therapy, equine therapy--and had that expectation?"
--- End quote ---
I think they're on about the same level as people who take those "free" weekend getaways from timeshare brokers and then are shocked, shocked to find themselves virtually confined for an extended high pressure sales pitch.
History does not record anywhere or at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unkonwn without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it.
--Robert A. Heinlen, American science-ficiton author
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_________________
Ginger Warbis ~ Antigen
Drug war POW
Seed Chicklett `71 - `80
Straight, Sarasota
10/80 - 10/82
Anonymity Anonymous
return undef() if /coercion/i;"
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Wow, never thought of it that way before but yeah, that sounds about right.
Listen ... some of these admissions reps and referral agencies sound like they are so slick they could convince a man to buy a year's worth of feminine hygiene products.
Think snake oil ...
:scared:
Antigen:
--- Quote ---On 2005-07-11 17:20:00, Anonymous wrote:
Think snake oil ...
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Exactly! That or magic beans. Here's the pitch, in brief:
The Program is better than anything you've tried; better than therapy, hospitalization, hands-on parenting or the natural resillience and ability all humans have to adapt and learn. We've got the secret and it only costs.... how much did you say you had again? Never mind that, we'll find a way! All you have to do is sign this contract waiving all normal protections for yourself and your kid, fork over the money and then trust us while you don't communicate w/ the kid till we've done our magic trick.
They're selling something everybody wants but anyone knows can't possibly exist. Typical Utopian commune stuff. Just like WWASP or Jim Jones.
It's a damn poor mind that can think of only one way to spell a word! --
--Andrew Jackson
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