Today I read a comment on Google from someone who had been in our halfway houses - then left on bad terms. He had a lot of complaints.
And they said a lot about his lack of interest in getting into recovery. And taking responsibility for his own life.
One of his comments was that our program is "all about money." It seemed that he had a problem paying $120.00 a week for our services. He complained about having to get up at 4:00 a.m to go to work. The food wasn't to his taste. He didn't like the rooms. Cockroaches and bedbugs everywhere. I won't bore you with the rest of his angry complaints.
I've been hearing comments like his for the 25 years we've been in business. And usually they come from twenty-somethings who recently got evicted from their parent's sofa or extra bedroom.
They've never had to support themselves or pay for rent or food. It's a shock when we ask them to carry their own weight. So, because they're unwilling to be responsible they end up going back out and using. Usually 95% of the time.
Sometimes they come back. They've gone out and found that anywhere they go they're going to have to work and follow guidelines. That no one wants to take care of them and let them live for free.
Once they learn that they have a better chance succeeding at TLC.
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