I was one of the very first kids to attend spring creek lodge my parents chose out of the first seminar and pulled me out shortly after but that was not the end I unfortunately sent back there and the second time I was (rescued)in the middle of the night but I knew who they were when they woke me up in the middle of the night. So let me go to my first expierence with Cameron my parents reassured me that I would only be there 3 mo and I guess I was ok w that but when I first met Cameron he asked me how long my parents said I would be there I told him 3 mo and he leaned closer to my ear and whispered once you mom and dad sign that commitment contract and complete the first seminar I was going to be all his til I graduated and laughed while he was saying this. I was in the Destiny family Amy was my family leader miss Judy was also and our night watch was a blonde named Amy also but she was quickly promoted to family leader when her whole friendly attitude changed and she became as ratched and mean as the rest of them you know I have never really told anyone about my troubled teen years or my experiences at spring creek lodge because in my own mind I always thought it was pretty unbelievable but seeing the program brought up so may emotions and feeling I never knew I had I’ve had a troubled life period nothing ever got better still is not but I wonder if these issues stem from my experiences at this hell hole. I never made it past a level 2 the only phone call I ever received with my parents was on my 16th b day when my grandfather who was also my best friend died the same day. please don’t send your kids to these places they are not actually teaching them anything these people are not trained at all to deal with kids teens or really anyone if anything this lil bump in my road made my life worse I never got anything out of it accept bad memories I was never given a education or the tools I was supposed to be taught to help my navigate my way through life and able to make the right decisions they did not care for me because my parents were not committed to the program so Cameron decided that it would not work for me it did not . I know I’m not talking in detail but I think everyone has summed that all up I experienced the gravel Pitts daily groups the hobbit heel to toe lines looking down and facing the wall when boys walked by no talking ever or it was run plans I also got to expierence scabies when all the kids from the Jamaica program came and brought that with them to share with all of us kids at scl.this place was hell on earth it did nothing for me as a person for my future it is a brain washing cult please just talk to your kids try to figure them out but sending them away will not help no matter what you think trust my I’m much older now and I still am not close with my parents not at all I’ve been in and out of jail had a million different jobs lived in and out of so many houses never stable never secure with anything in my life I struggle eveyday I don’t know if things will ever get better but reopening this part of my life makes me realize this program might of been the begining of my demise of my life
