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An open discussion about the troubled parent industry

Just knowing that I'm  not the only one who got F'd up, seems to have a soothing effect on my troubled mind - at least to some extent. Not that I am glad other people got screwed up but as humans we are social-animals, so we find it comforting to know that others share similar problems. thanks Fornits for providing this forum for interaction with fellow ex-Straightlings. It has helped alot.

The question of who was worst staff seems to be dependent upon each persons individual experience. I know people who hate certain staff who i feel indifferent about completely. Remember how clickish straight could be? Staff had their favs and they had their whipping boys, just depended on the individual. It would seem like inner-staff rivalries could get played out at the phasers expense. ie One staff member doesn't like another so he tries to manufacture BS against that staffers little favorites in group. The petty BS like that affected so many peoples lives in such hurtful ways. Endless movie plots could come from the multitude of games being played out at those buildings.

I Just..... it goes so well with a little Cypress Hill or Boombox. Or if Im feelin old school I do a little Alice Coopers' Ballad of Dwight Frye.

Welcome to Fornits. I joined the army shortly after getting out of Straight as well. I adapted so easily to army life cause after what I had been through at Straight, the army was just grits and gravy. I was in the infantry in the late 80's so I never saw anything for real. Just constant target practice and cleaning weapons mostly. I have quite a few friends who, like yourself have seen war up close. Most guys I know who have been there are carrying a pretty hefty dose of PTSD. Is the VA treating you OK?
Your escape from the building by hiding in the ceiling is fuckin awesome. Too bad you didn't have a lighter to spark that mutha up before you left that night. I copped out on 5th phase. Just walked away.
You are obviously pissed off. Well, we should get along cause I am too. I have a righteous hatred for many staffers and Straight in general. I would like the opportunity to smash some of these scum. On the atlanta Straight FB page some ex-staffer was discussing having a "reunion". No, it wouldn't be a good idea for me to attend something like that. Unless of course, they wouldn't mind me bringing my baseball bat and ball-pen hammer in with me.
I also just wanted to let you know that i was struck by your description of seeing family and such that still look at you as that 15 year old dope-head druggie from straight. This awkward feeling is the primary reason I feel uncomfortable attending any family functions. It is an awful feeling and I wish I had a cure for it. Maybe we will eventually find some peace with it all, i don't know. I am steve from FB. If its OK I will send you a friend request there. thanks,  Shag

Thanks Woof, sorry about using the term "temper tantrum" bad choce of words. I just got ugly with dude on FB again. I know I shouldn't but couldn't really help it after I read his latest post to another survivor on that same thread. I did decide not to address that individual directly though. I will limit any response to just letting people know that he is a former staffer only interested in continuing his work from Straight. It's not healthy for us to get so pissed, i know thats true but the fact is, I am pissed. There are some things in life which have no gray area. For me, child abuse is one of those things that are Black and White. Either you condone it or you don't. If you condone it then you are evil scum. So to me that cat on FB falls squarely into the evil scum category. Anyway, there I go ranting again, sorry.    Shag

I was locked up during that time too and I can tell you the "food" served at the building wasn't laced with anything except terrible taste. In Atlanta they initially got the food donated from some local dive(almost inedible really bad stuff) then later a phasers mom came to the building everyday to fix lunch. I stayed at this womans house for awhile and can assure you she was not a secret gov't agent. As for the "Uncle Sid" I never did it until after I was out of Straight. Unfortunately, it tends to upset my stomach so I don't play there anymore. The 420 makes it all good though.  Shaggy

The staffers that are currently on Facebook that I know personally: Derek Boyd, Abby Orr and Elizabeth Perry. There were several others who said they were staff but I don't know them due to the difference in times that we were there. These particular 3 have posted about how great Straight was. Derek actually said he wished he could do it again. Abby and Elizabeth deny any abuse and basically treat the whole experience as if it was just some kind of summer camp where they helped do waterpaintings or something. Derek was never particularly mean as a staffer, he was a needle junkie before coming to Straight, he needed treatment at a legitimate facility for sure. However, he was and is a true believer, really pathetic actually. The other 2 I mentioned were pretty much cruel witches with Elizabeth being the worst by far. Elizabeth delighted in catching guys sneaking a peek at a girl. Intense confrontation of the offending boy would always follow with Elizabeth barely able to contain her glee at the unrestrained power she was able to wield. I am sure you can link to their Facebook pages from the main Atlanta Straight Facebook page. I have to get set-up on Facebook so I can respond to their BS there cause I accessed it through a friends account. Once I have more info I will post again. Thanks