tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977866885114536826.post1693408152828150968..comments2024-02-21T01:27:31.350-08:00Comments on Thoughts on Therafields: The School: Part 3Brenda M Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03485211837092356266noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977866885114536826.post-68500384377543436662020-01-07T22:55:17.331-08:002020-01-07T22:55:17.331-08:00Mental health is equally important as physical hea...Mental health is equally important as physical health. Mental health problems may cause some critical conditions if ignored. <br /><a href="https://www.buyetilaam.com/product/etinax/" rel="nofollow">Buy Etinax online</a>Daniel Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05806058714906633819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977866885114536826.post-61413391080168971612012-09-11T13:29:39.223-07:002012-09-11T13:29:39.223-07:00I remember having to sing "Don't go break...I remember having to sing "Don't go breaking my heart" on the stage at the farm. It was a very strange experience as a young girl. The first inkling I had that things were weird was when Malcolm took me to the school house up at the farm to talk with me about math because I was "scared" of math. I was about 9 years old and I have no idea what he said I only remember that he held my hand and I felt very nervous and awkward. A sign of things to come that I missed. But I was only 9!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977866885114536826.post-84180337606220837392011-07-30T19:03:36.958-07:002011-07-30T19:03:36.958-07:00One of my sharpest memories of being at the Theraf...One of my sharpest memories of being at the Therafields farm was the day Lea led a discussion with members of CAG, the Brusnwick folks and other "senior" therapists. We non-invitees were very curious about what was going on because it was murmured that the school and the care of the children was to be discussed. <br /><br />I remember the attendees flooding out of the group room where the meeting was held and spreading out amongst the rest of us with great excitement. It had been DECIDED in the meeting that the community was to be asked to support the children in the school by sponsoring their tuition and expenses.<br /><br />Parents were immediately fanning out to approach people to step up and sponsor their child. How could people refuse? People who were struggling to meet their own therapy fee obligations were suddenly writing an extra monthly cheque to keep little Billy or young Sally supported in the school. For some economically struggling parents this was a big boost.<br /><br />However, I don't think that was the main purpose. In my view, the real objective was to further weaken parents' sense of responsibility for their kids and further separate the parents from the school. The corollary objective was to ensure the revenues needed to support the school and ultimately Malcolm himself.<br /><br />I resisted and felt I was able to support my child in the school with the income I was making. I was criticized for all the usual reasons-paranoia, defensiveness, letting my neurosis blind me to the benefits of the community, etc. etc. Finally I relented and begged a friend to become a sponsor. How I regret that decision.owld_gemininoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977866885114536826.post-66644124906553346292010-11-30T15:19:18.789-08:002010-11-30T15:19:18.789-08:00I didn't have children at that time but was a ...I didn't have children at that time but was a single adult who had looked after many of the children who later went to the KA school and were thereinafter out of my care. We were asked to make a monthly donation to families with kids in the school. For me it was very hard. I had very mixed feelings. I didn't trust Malcolm but I trusted Sharon. The 1977 party at the farm was a total disaster for me. Looking around at all those happy, adjusted faces I felt like such a fraud because I didn't know what there was to be so happy about. I certainly didn't think that all was right with the world, but I seemed to be a party of one. I was always in conflict with Lee's unquestioned authority but never felt I had the ear of anyone in a position to do anything. I felt I had to hide my "negative feelings" because they didn't reflect the "positive vibe". I wish I'd have had more courage. But everyone else I wanted to belong and to be loved by those I cared about.Marie Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10025337616867374424noreply@blogger.com