Comments about the World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools. (WWASP or WWASPS)
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101. "My 16 year old son was hopelessly addicted to drugs and alcohol. He had already been in two drug treatment centers and run away from the second one. His destiny was jail or death! He has been at Tranquility Bay for 3 months - it is very hard work for him, but he is doing wonderful and glad to be there. He's gone from failing grades to A's and B's and from no self esteem to learning about what a "magical child" he is. His letter to me and his Dad after only being in Jamaica for two weeks was 'I love you Mom and Dad with all my heart - I will thank you for the rest of my life for sending me here to give me a chance to turn my life around; this is very hard work, but I am learning a lot and I will graduate this program if it takes me 5 years to do it.'"
102. "I know I have done the right thing for my child. I know I have saved his life. I know he will become a responsible citizen of the world."
103. "The graduates of the..World Wide.. Programs that we have come in contact with (at our seminars, family support group meetings, and via e-mail) are so vibrant and enthusiastic and confident in their ability to take responsibility for the choices they well be making in their futures."
104. "Even though we put him into the program against his will, today when we talk and correspond with him, ..as a graduate.. it is very apparent he is a strong person, who is very caring and loving towards us and all other family members. He has a very strong faith and belief in the soul of man. He enjoys life, is setting goals, is peaceful and is a truly happy young man."
105. "I am proud to report that my daughter...is thanking me at every turn of the road, every conversation..and every letter. She claims, even if she could, she would not want to leave the program until she has learned all she can learn about herself, others and life in general. She is full of hope, her voice rings of happiness and contentment, she loves again and talks softly with an edge of importance to her voice. She defies those that speak out against her surroundings and she is helping others in their arrival by showing them compassion and understanding. Where in our society can we offer our children so much."
106. "We now have a "typical teen" at home, so our concerns are more manageable; driving, homework, curfews. Actually, she is NOT typical, she's quite special!! Keep up the good work! I love you all!"
107. ..Taking our daughter to the Program.."was the toughest decision we've had to make, but today we are forever indebted to the Program for the richness of our lives, and our daughter still thanks us for the opportunity and assistance she was given to turn her life around."
108. "If I had been pulled early I wouldn't have made it to where I am right now; an A and B student with a job, an awesome family relationship, self confidence, and I am drug and alcohol free!"
109. "Honesty and communication are the most important keys to establishing, and keeping, the trust that we need for a whole and healthy family. We're going to make it, and we absolutely couldn't have made it without the Program. I am so thankful that I found it."
110. "I'm sober, in college and I have a job, could life be better than this? I believe in myself now, as the creative, sensitive, beautiful person that I never saw before. I love myself and I haven't done that for as long back as I can remember."
111. "My son has gone from a 15 year old, straight F student to a wonderful 17 year old with 3.3 GPA. Prior to Spring Creek his goal was to reach 16 and drop out of school. Now he's anticipating college."
112. "Trust the Program and facility; they're going to help you more than you can know. These people have your family, and your child, as their highest priority. They worked 24/7 to help challenge, support, listen to, encourage, and believe in us and our son throughout our journey together. We can't thank them enough for saving our family and bringing us new hope. They truly are "angels among us."
113. "I am 17 years old and now a graduate of Spring Creek Lodge Academy. I know that many parents struggle with what their child will think of them as a result of sending them to the Program. STOP WORRYING! You just saved your child's life! Trust me, they will thank you later!"
114. "This program has given our daughter an excitement for living and joy for her future that she was unable to grasp prior to the program."
115. "Our daughter was in the program for fourteen months and one week. We are so proud of her! She now possesses honesty, integrity, self-esteem and is a caring, warm person. She is such a wonderful person now. Not anything like the stranger she had become before. We are very grateful to have our daughter back. This experience has changed our family in such an incredible way. We are so much closer and happier than we ever were before."
116. "We have read where the kids are not fed. Truth is our son gained 20 to 25 pounds the first six months or so that he was there. He had never looked so healthy. Now that he has earned his way into the upper levels, he is allowed to work out in their weight room. He is very proud of how he looks now. Very healthy, and he feels good too."
117. "I have a 16 yr old son...He has been in the program for six months now. He's smiling & having fun for the first time in years. He writes us weekly. Expresses himself clearly, and with confidence. He writes over, and over, 'Thanks for giving me the opportunity to save my life.' Now along with saving his own life he'll have an opportunity to help save others. Now he speaks of the future and his goals. He's on his way to completing high school, and has college plans. I'm so very thankful."
118. "I arrived at Spring Creek as a depressed, low-confidence, drug addict. I'm leaving with great love for myself, my life, and my family. I've gained appreciation for even the little things in life that are usually over-looked and taken for granted. My program hasn't been easy, but it's been worth it."
119. "I was so impressed by the difference in her tone of voice. The attitude was gone. She sounded like a mature, proud and accountable young woman. She now values herself and family. The letters I receive from her are assurance that I did the right thing. I feel as though I'm getting my old daughter back; the caring, thoughtful and loving child she once was. I am grateful that these programs exist, and so is my daughter. She thanked me for saving her life after being at TB for just one and a half months. She realized that she was on a downward spiral and needed help getting out."
120. "The main goal of the program is to help teenagers change their inappropriate behavior and destructive habits and to give them the tools they need to make batter choices."