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| Author: Keith Allen |
WHEN I had gone to PC1 back in May of last year, I had a really good time seeing my parents for the first time in ten months. I had discussed the issues about being adopted, how I felt I was looked at differently, how I thought about running away when I was home, and why I had let the people, who didn't truly care about me, run my life.
Before going through Parent/Child 1 (PC1), I had every intention in manipulating my parents into taking me home. I had also tried to show my parents that I had changed from when I entered the program. I had learned that my parents loved me enough to send me to Mexico to get the help that I needed. I knew they hoped that it would change my life around. While attending PC1, I had realized I had held back on the important issues I wanted to discuss with my parents because I was more afraid that they were going to leave me in the program longer. I learned a big lesson - no matter how hard I want to push and shove my parents away, they are going to find ways to love me. I learned that my parents will not abandon me because I was adopted or that I was different.
I went home a month after PC1. Our relationship was going well for about three months and after that it all went down hill. Everything I had learned at Casa By The Sea had gone to waste because I had started doing the things that got me in the program. I still had a lot of issues that bothered me.
Well, I was sent to Darrington Academy. Looking back on how I acted during my stay at home helps me realize that I am not going to make the same mistake again. My last PC1 experience helped me cope with a few things a little better. So when I go to my next PC1, I know what needs to be done. I can say that at my last PC1, I faked my way through it to impress my mom and to get home. I felt that faking my way through things and getting things handed to me could get me far in life. However, I learned a BIG lesson that it doesn't work that way. You have to work hard for things to get far. I also learned that things happen for a reason. Having to come back to the program means that I have some unfinished business to take care of. This time I will not be faking. |
Author Bio:
Carolina Springs Academy
Parenting Troubled Teens - Help and tips for parents with troubled and struggling teens.
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