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Thayer Learning Center / My Son At Thayer
« on: April 18, 2005, 01:25:00 AM »
Last September I made several posts regarding my son at TLC. My wife and I were then pleased with his progress. Needless to say, the reaction form the readers of this board was mostly negative.
I cannot comment upon other's situations; the reasons why their parents sent them off to Thayer or their TCL experiences. My comments only apply to our particular situation.
So, for those who saw my posts, I wanted to pass along an update.
Our son left TLC in the Fall of last year. He enrolled in a university and was awarded an academic scholarship. How is he now:
1) He is completely changed, no drugs, no alcohol no stupidity.
2) We see him regularly and he is a completely different person.
3) He both dislikes TLC and at the same time gives them credit for his transformation. He refers to almost everyone there as a "dick". He also said that if he had a son or daughter who acted like he did, he would send them there.
4) He is a straight "A" student.
5) He agrees that Thayer is the "end of the road" and for the kids headed for prison if they don't reform.
6) He has become our dream son.
Thayer uses us as a reference. We are pleased to tell parents of our experiences and how, in our opinion, TLC saved our son's life.
TLC is not for every kid. It is for the truly hard cases, like our son was. Again, I cannot comment on other's situations and circumstances. All I can say is that in the one instance we are intimately familiar with, TLC saved our son's life and truly turned him into a young man we are very proud of.
Cptnemo
I cannot comment upon other's situations; the reasons why their parents sent them off to Thayer or their TCL experiences. My comments only apply to our particular situation.
So, for those who saw my posts, I wanted to pass along an update.
Our son left TLC in the Fall of last year. He enrolled in a university and was awarded an academic scholarship. How is he now:
1) He is completely changed, no drugs, no alcohol no stupidity.
2) We see him regularly and he is a completely different person.
3) He both dislikes TLC and at the same time gives them credit for his transformation. He refers to almost everyone there as a "dick". He also said that if he had a son or daughter who acted like he did, he would send them there.
4) He is a straight "A" student.
5) He agrees that Thayer is the "end of the road" and for the kids headed for prison if they don't reform.
6) He has become our dream son.
Thayer uses us as a reference. We are pleased to tell parents of our experiences and how, in our opinion, TLC saved our son's life.
TLC is not for every kid. It is for the truly hard cases, like our son was. Again, I cannot comment on other's situations and circumstances. All I can say is that in the one instance we are intimately familiar with, TLC saved our son's life and truly turned him into a young man we are very proud of.
Cptnemo