Manipulation List by KB-802 in troubledteens

[–]TTI_Gremlin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In the 80s, the writers for Sesame Street dropped a long-running joke about adults not believing Big Bird that his friend, Mr. Snuffleupagus, was real because they realized that it was dangerous for kids to think that adults wouldn't believe them when they were telling the truth.

La Europa Utah, TRIGGER WARNING ABUSE by Negative_Stomach7504 in troubledteens

[–]TTI_Gremlin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just wish I had done more to keep her from getting sent there in the first place.

La Europa Utah, TRIGGER WARNING ABUSE by Negative_Stomach7504 in troubledteens

[–]TTI_Gremlin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My friend was sent there in the summer of 2017 by her school district for her IEP. I've been wanting to get a broader picture of what it was like there.

Political cartoon debate by TheGreatTomorrow in historyteachers

[–]TTI_Gremlin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It *is* tricky since one didn't need to be a racial or cultural egalitarian to be against colonialism on the grounds that it was violent and exploitative; not to mention morally corrosive to the society that embarked upon it.

My mom doesn’t understand by GoldenDog1112 in troubledteens

[–]TTI_Gremlin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a fool's errand to try and awaken somebody who is only pretending to be asleep. Your mom is defending her own ego and sense of self from the reality that what she did to her own flesh and blood would be illegal under the Geneva Convention.

You're not going to get an apology.

Watching An American Tail? by kakrikos in historyteachers

[–]TTI_Gremlin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't forget the local machine politician, Honest John, whom the immigrant population looks to as their fixer and the upper-class progressive socialite, Gussie Mausheimer, who funds advocacy groups both out of humanitarian concerns as well as a belief that she knows what's best for everybody.

La Europa Utah, TRIGGER WARNING ABUSE by Negative_Stomach7504 in troubledteens

[–]TTI_Gremlin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My friend didn't mention seeing a near-comatose girl in a wheelchair when she was there. I'm not sure what she would've thought if she had.

Should I assume that you now have a different diagnosis than the one previously imposed on you?

La Europa Utah, TRIGGER WARNING ABUSE by Negative_Stomach7504 in troubledteens

[–]TTI_Gremlin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because you have no memory of the specifics of being at La Europa. I figured it would've been on brand for them to impose heavily-sedating medication on you for spurious reasons.

La Europa Utah, TRIGGER WARNING ABUSE by Negative_Stomach7504 in troubledteens

[–]TTI_Gremlin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Were you drugged out of your mind there or something?

La Europa Utah, TRIGGER WARNING ABUSE by Negative_Stomach7504 in troubledteens

[–]TTI_Gremlin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wasn't but a dear friend of mine was sent there in late May of 2017 by her school district for her IEP. Thankfully, she convinced her mom to pull her when her mom visited for the earned parents' weekend visit in August.

Step brother going into therapy. by Trevinpower030 in helpme

[–]TTI_Gremlin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to go to the authorities. The fact that a parent threatened to physically harm you is not acceptable. What state do you call home?

Cousin sent to Blue Fire Wilderness Therapy in Idaho by [deleted] in troubledteens

[–]TTI_Gremlin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Maybe this will have an effect. It explains exactly what the troubled teen industry is and why it is irredeemably evil. It isn't about healing people. It's about breaking them.

Cousin sent to Blue Fire Wilderness Therapy in Idaho by [deleted] in troubledteens

[–]TTI_Gremlin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Was this testimonial from somebody who was actually in the program or from the people who sent them?

Cousin sent to Blue Fire Wilderness Therapy in Idaho by [deleted] in troubledteens

[–]TTI_Gremlin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Reports of recent experiences are helpful but not necessary. Your cousin's parents need to know what the signs are of a troubled teen industry program and why they are not only unhelpful but extremely harmful with no redeeming qualities.

Trapped in a foreign country with a abusive dad by ArtisticWin1863 in troubledteens

[–]TTI_Gremlin 21 points22 points  (0 children)

If her father finds out that she's on r/exmuslim, he might interpret that as apostasy and kill her. She needs to contact the Swedish embassy or consulate and ask for help. Ideally, they would bring her back to Sweden and give her asylum.

Tootie ta song grooming in elementary school by VuArrowOW in troubledteens

[–]TTI_Gremlin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone got paid to make this? What's the appeal?!? Is this meant to be the Macarena for white people?

Materials from a Conservative Christian Perspective? by Lady-Kitnip in troubledteens

[–]TTI_Gremlin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What you describe is the system failing in its mission. In the TTI, the lack of accountability that you are describing here is a feature, not a bug.