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I was in juvenile detention for most of teens, some of the staff were really great, better than my shit parents were. I'm sorry that you lost your job.

Do you think they'll ever return the funding?

*better

Took us hiking regularly, set up a prom for kids who would never see one, with a limo and everything. 😁 It goes on. Wyoming Conference in Broome County NY, it was the one I stayed the longest at. I was in 36 or so total including foster care. (Stopped counting around then)

I was bad. ._. (a consummate runaway)

👍 Happy you did what you do.

I'm too shy to draw that much attention to myself intentionally. I'd probably freak out.

Thanks though.

I survived, and I've survived since. I'll survive just about anything. Thanks. Yeah, I really agree. I really hope you win. If they got to shut down something, I wish they'd shut down adult facilities.

Childhood is where it all begins.

"Catch 'em while they're young."

~Tom Hanks.

(Sorry if that sounds cliche.)

I had an excellent social worker as well. Kept me from going to some worse places.

Some might say I was lucky.

Wyoming conference was co-ed. Even had an inground pool there.

Told her I didn't want to go to no all boys place. She didn't try to make me.

Good for them, and good for her.

I'd have hurt them. 🤷 I kinda suck.

At Wyoming Conference, I got to eat every day, and wear clean clothing. Live in a clean environment. Sleep in a bed. Sleep inside everyday. 🤔 It goes on. That wasn't something I got at home.

Some of those kids would be sent home if that place shut down, right? That could be horrible.

You seem to not be like (a very very few) people who shouldn't be working in the system. I really appreciate that.

For some reason, you remind me of a much younger version of a burnout case that showed up in a group home I was in after Wyoming. He was nice, it had just gotten too much for him. He'd came there from Goerge Jr. in Tompkins County.

He was nice.

I wasn't very nice to him.

I don't regret it, I don't regret anything.

I do hope that you don't get burnt out by it, but if you do; that you fall as gracefully as he did. 😁

He was still kind to children, even those like myself, who may have foreseeably been worse than those at the higher security facility he had came from. 😗

This is the time I could try to make myself look better, right? Some redeeming quality?

Meh.

Sorry if talked to much.

You're appreciated, I hope you know that, even if they don't all appreciate you today. 😁

Thanks.

Do you ever resent your parents for having you?