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Mission Mountain School / Enough is enough
« on: May 02, 2005, 12:55:00 AM »
I agree with you Vanessa. I really dont think this is taking anyone anywhere.
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Mission Mountain School / Who had a good experience?
« on: May 01, 2005, 10:28:00 PM »
I had a great experience and I think its pretty unfair that I am receiving negative judgement for my experience. Have you seen a post from me bashing those who have had a negative experience? NO. And you never will. I am supportive of their experience, no matter if it differed from my own. And I am upset that people cannot have the same common courtesy for those of us who have had good experiences.
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Mission Mountain School / Didn't we all used to be friends?
« on: May 01, 2005, 10:19:00 PM »
What you have said is unfair, and to name people personally is even more unfair. I do not know who you are, but as you have stated, we were there together. Obviously we have not kept in touch or I would be more understanding of your experience and what happened to you. "Didn't we all used to be friends?" Yes. And we still are. I to this day communicate with most of the girls I went there with. If you think you don't know me, its because you haven't cared to contact me.
"Where are you all now, friends? I did not receive a single letter in the mail...of those who promised to write to me."
Um, did you write me? Because every letter I received I responded to. Every message left was a call back.
Its been five years anonymous. I have grown five years older. I have graduated high school, gone to college... Among those things, I have also had some bad experiences. My ex-boyfriend tried to kill me. I had an abortion. MY DAD ALMOST DIED. Do you know any of this?
No. You dont. You judge me because my experience at MMS was positive?? I never took away from you that yours wasn't. Nor am I competing for good vs. bad at MMS. Of course there were things there that happened to me that were unfair. Did they help change my life? YES. If you are unhappy, I am truly sorry. And if you want my support, you have it. But my life has changed and I AM happy. And I credit what has happened to the experience I had at MMS. You didn't know me before I went there... You don't know me now. You don't care what happened to me when I left. All you care for is that I justify share your negative views with you NOW. I will support and accept your experience. Believe what you want, but I am a good friend not only to the girls I have in Arizona, but to girls from MMS. If you want my friendship, email me. Call me. I AM HERE. But please do not negatively comment on my life when you dont know ANYTHING about it.
"Where are you all now, friends? I did not receive a single letter in the mail...of those who promised to write to me."
Um, did you write me? Because every letter I received I responded to. Every message left was a call back.
Its been five years anonymous. I have grown five years older. I have graduated high school, gone to college... Among those things, I have also had some bad experiences. My ex-boyfriend tried to kill me. I had an abortion. MY DAD ALMOST DIED. Do you know any of this?
No. You dont. You judge me because my experience at MMS was positive?? I never took away from you that yours wasn't. Nor am I competing for good vs. bad at MMS. Of course there were things there that happened to me that were unfair. Did they help change my life? YES. If you are unhappy, I am truly sorry. And if you want my support, you have it. But my life has changed and I AM happy. And I credit what has happened to the experience I had at MMS. You didn't know me before I went there... You don't know me now. You don't care what happened to me when I left. All you care for is that I justify share your negative views with you NOW. I will support and accept your experience. Believe what you want, but I am a good friend not only to the girls I have in Arizona, but to girls from MMS. If you want my friendship, email me. Call me. I AM HERE. But please do not negatively comment on my life when you dont know ANYTHING about it.
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Mission Mountain School / My experience at MMS
« on: April 29, 2005, 01:34:00 PM »
After reading the responses of other former students from MMS, I have come to realize that my response is much different than those of my friends who I went to school there with. My exeperience at Mission Mountain School was wonderful. That place changed my life not only while I was there, but after I left as well. Did I hate things while I was there? Sure. I hated having to eat things I didn't like... Tuna, mayo, milk. But that's about all I HATED. Sure I didn't like having consequence workcrew or intervention, but everything there taught me a valuable lesson about life.
When we had to run laps because someone in our class didn't finish their homework, it taught me that we are only as strong as our weakest link. After leaving MMS, I got a job as a waitress and have being doing it ever since (almost 5 years). When the other people I work with are lagging on their responsibilites, the restaurant has a lot of problems. When I work on group projects at school, if one person doesn't complete their part of the project, it is up to the rest of the group to complete their tasks for them.
Intervention sucked, but it taught me a lot about gratitude and hard work. I guess having the priveledge of a shower, mail, and phone calls taken away can be harsh, but it made us all work harder and come together to get those privledges back.
My experience at MMS is different from everyone else who went there. Everyone underwent their own struggles, and had THEIR own experiences and I definitly had my own while I was there. For example, for 7 months (Oct-May) I shoveled horse shit everyday for 3 hours a day, 7 days a week. ALONE. While I was doing this, the other girls either had their elective classes (music, art, etc), were making christmas presents for their families, or were having study hall time. And through all of this, I was shoveling horse shit in 20 degree weather and filling the troughs with buckets since I couldn't use the hoses in the winter (they would freeze). That was the BEST experience of my life. I worked hard, I exercised, I had time alone to think... And the metaphor it stood for finally made sense after being out there for awhile.
I am not perfect. I still have issues that I work though on a daily basis. But MMS changed my life for the better. And I give thanks to all the staff members and the girls who were there with me for changing my life. I am currently a junior at Arizona State University. I am doing well in school, I have a job, and I am extremely close with my parents. I am happy with myself and my life... And all of this would not have been possible without the help of MMS. There is so much more I would like to say, so if you have questions or comments (PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE ME NASTY COMMENTS... I won't respond) conact me directly.
If you would like to contact me, you can email me. And if you want to talk to my parents (who share the same views on MMS as I do) you can ask me for their emails/phone numbers and I will make sure it is okay with them.
When we had to run laps because someone in our class didn't finish their homework, it taught me that we are only as strong as our weakest link. After leaving MMS, I got a job as a waitress and have being doing it ever since (almost 5 years). When the other people I work with are lagging on their responsibilites, the restaurant has a lot of problems. When I work on group projects at school, if one person doesn't complete their part of the project, it is up to the rest of the group to complete their tasks for them.
Intervention sucked, but it taught me a lot about gratitude and hard work. I guess having the priveledge of a shower, mail, and phone calls taken away can be harsh, but it made us all work harder and come together to get those privledges back.
My experience at MMS is different from everyone else who went there. Everyone underwent their own struggles, and had THEIR own experiences and I definitly had my own while I was there. For example, for 7 months (Oct-May) I shoveled horse shit everyday for 3 hours a day, 7 days a week. ALONE. While I was doing this, the other girls either had their elective classes (music, art, etc), were making christmas presents for their families, or were having study hall time. And through all of this, I was shoveling horse shit in 20 degree weather and filling the troughs with buckets since I couldn't use the hoses in the winter (they would freeze). That was the BEST experience of my life. I worked hard, I exercised, I had time alone to think... And the metaphor it stood for finally made sense after being out there for awhile.
I am not perfect. I still have issues that I work though on a daily basis. But MMS changed my life for the better. And I give thanks to all the staff members and the girls who were there with me for changing my life. I am currently a junior at Arizona State University. I am doing well in school, I have a job, and I am extremely close with my parents. I am happy with myself and my life... And all of this would not have been possible without the help of MMS. There is so much more I would like to say, so if you have questions or comments (PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE ME NASTY COMMENTS... I won't respond) conact me directly.
If you would like to contact me, you can email me. And if you want to talk to my parents (who share the same views on MMS as I do) you can ask me for their emails/phone numbers and I will make sure it is okay with them.
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