| WHEN I had gone to PC1 back in May of last | | | | I went home a month after PC1. Our relationship |
| year, I had agood time seeing my parents for the | | | | was goingwell for about three months and after |
| first time in ten months. Ihad discussed the issues | | | | that it all went downhill. Everything I had learned |
| about being adopted, how I felt I waslooked at | | | | at Casa By The Sea had gone towaste because I |
| different, how I thought about running away | | | | had started doing the things that got me in |
| when Iwas home, and why I had let the people, | | | | theprogram. I still had a lot of issues that |
| who did not truly careabout me, run my life. | | | | bothered me. |
| Before going through Parent/Child 1 (PC1), I had | | | | Well, I was sent to Darrington Academy. Looking |
| everyintention in manipulating my parents into | | | | back on how |
| taking me home. Ihad also tried to show my | | | | I acted during my stay at home helps me realize |
| parents that I had changed from when | | | | that I am notgoing to make the same mistake |
| I entered the program. I had learned that my | | | | again. My last PC1 experiencehelped me cope with |
| parents loved meenough to send me to Mexico | | | | a few things a little better. So when I goto my |
| to get the help that I needed. | | | | next PC1, I know what needs to be done. I can |
| I knew they hoped that itwould change my life | | | | say thatat my last PC1, I faked my way through |
| around. | | | | it to impress my momand to get home. I felt |
| While attending PC1, I hadrealized I had held back | | | | that faking my way through things andgetting |
| onthe important issues I wantedto discuss with | | | | things handed to me could get me far in life. |
| my parentsbecause I was more afraid thatthey | | | | However, Ilearned a BIG lesson that it doesn't |
| were going to leave me inthe program longer. I | | | | work that way. You have towork hard for things |
| learneda big lesson - no matter howhard I want | | | | to get far. I also learned that things happenfor a |
| to push and shovemy parents away, they | | | | reason. Having to come back to the program |
| aregoing to find ways to love me. | | | | means that Ihave some unfinished business to |
| I learned that my parents willnot abandon me | | | | take care of. This time I willnot be faking. |
| because I wasadopted or that I was different. | | | | |