Comments on: Have at it, Freud…. http://kristenferrell.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/have-at-it-freud/ If I could give you all a kitten and a warm plate of cookies, I would... but I already ate them all (that goes for the kittens, too). Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:24:26 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Kristen Ferrell http://kristenferrell.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/have-at-it-freud/#comment-433 Kristen Ferrell Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:38:28 +0000 http://kristenferrell.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-433 any good in me is because of my parents, because they're amazing. all my fuck-ups and life fumblings are caused by my forever-retarded instinct and skewed knee-jerk judgement. but you're a sweetheart for saying that!!!! :) any good in me is because of my parents, because they’re amazing. all my fuck-ups and life fumblings are caused by my forever-retarded instinct and skewed knee-jerk judgement.
but you’re a sweetheart for saying that!!!! :)

]]> By: hayley http://kristenferrell.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/have-at-it-freud/#comment-432 hayley Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:33:27 +0000 http://kristenferrell.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-432 oh. well if it helps i think you turned out to be an awesome woman and a loving mother! :) oh. well if it helps i think you turned out to be an awesome woman and a loving mother! :)

]]> By: Kristen Ferrell http://kristenferrell.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/have-at-it-freud/#comment-431 Kristen Ferrell Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:29:09 +0000 http://kristenferrell.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-431 i sucked in every way possible. i'm fully embarrassed by how horribly i behaved towards my parents, and by how much of a pile i was. but i didn't have a whole lot of respect for the law, or for common-sense safe behavior, or for school, or really anything. and i was a violent little brat. and i liked to see things explode. and i was a moron. did i mention that i sucked? none of this is anything to be proud of, or does it earn me "tough-chick" points... behaving like a shitbag to your parents and the people around you is a very bad thing. my parents just wanted to put me somewhere to keep me alive or out of jail long enough for my common sense and good judgment to kick in. frighteningly enough- that was the best option that wouldn't completely financially destroy them and the rest of my family. any thing else was state run, and alot of those places are filled with more unspeakable horrors than anything the Southern Baptists could concoct. i sucked in every way possible. i’m fully embarrassed by how horribly i behaved towards my parents, and by how much of a pile i was. but i didn’t have a whole lot of respect for the law, or for common-sense safe behavior, or for school, or really anything. and i was a violent little brat. and i liked to see things explode. and i was a moron. did i mention that i sucked? none of this is anything to be proud of, or does it earn me “tough-chick” points… behaving like a shitbag to your parents and the people around you is a very bad thing.
my parents just wanted to put me somewhere to keep me alive or out of jail long enough for my common sense and good judgment to kick in. frighteningly enough- that was the best option that wouldn’t completely financially destroy them and the rest of my family. any thing else was state run, and alot of those places are filled with more unspeakable horrors than anything the Southern Baptists could concoct.

]]> By: hayley http://kristenferrell.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/have-at-it-freud/#comment-430 hayley Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:03:39 +0000 http://kristenferrell.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-430 if you don't mind me asking, why/how were you such a bad girl? if you don’t mind me asking, why/how were you such a bad girl?

]]> By: Kristen Ferrell http://kristenferrell.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/have-at-it-freud/#comment-428 Kristen Ferrell Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:57:22 +0000 http://kristenferrell.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-428 hahaha... ok. :) i was a REALLY bad kid. i have no resentments or animosity towards my parents for shipping me off, because if i had a kid like me- i would have killed it. and my parents didn't want to send me to a state-run place (because those were terrifying)- so at 14 i was shipped off to live at this group home up in the woods of Branson Missouri run by CCCRRRAAAZZZYYYY evangelical Southern Baptists. The kind who think that the "Smurfs" were created to lead kids to satan, and that Halloween was the devil's playday. And they probably really hate Harry Potter, too. These people were full-blown bonkers. Since the place was located up far in the woods, there were lots of trees. Lots of trees mean lots of tree stumps. So whenever we got in trouble, we had to go out for hours and hours and dig up tree stumps while the "big brothers" and "big sisters" preached to us about the love of the lord, and how we will go to hell (there were many other forms of manual labor like hauling logs, fixing the roof or whatever else needed to be done around the place, digging ditches, etc). Once all the girls got strip-searched because one of the "Big Sisters" lost $5 (creepy, right?). "Big Brothers and Sisters" were volunteers fresh out of college (usually rich kids with rich-kid-guilt) who wanted to save the souls of all us troubled teens... and they were hilarious (and in desperate need of getting a life). We had church every day. We had god all weekend. And we were all "going to hell". We were often taken to those huge weird New Christian Rock revival things (that usually took place at "Silver Dollar City"- the most pathetic excuse for a clean-fun-amusement-park) where hundreds of young evangelical weirdos congregate to listen to HORRIBLE christian rock, and then all burst into tears and hold hands, swaying back and forth, screaming "JESUS CHRIST, COME INTO MY HEART!!!!". The only way out of the group home was to accept Jesus as your savior, or to turn 17 (which is when you are a legal adult in Missouri) and hitch a ride into town, hoping that someone would pick you up. The first year I was there, I dug alot of stumps and did MUCH manual labor. Then, after that first year- I got smart. Cut my black hair off, started dressing and acting exactly like a good Christian girl should, screamed "PRAISE JESUS", faked and lied my way through whatever needed to be done, and got to go home before I turned 17. The thing that was so TOTALLY fucked up about the place is that it was complete social isolation. So when the kids do go back home- it's a total culture shock, and they freak out. I did... I totally lost it for about a year. Oh... what else is fucked up... the place costs thousands a month per kid to be in there. It's staffed with volunteers, the land is fully paid for, and it's a religious organization so it gets all kinds of perks and tax breaks... But still, it's pricing is out of control. You should see the houses that the people who run this place live in- they're huge! Total scam artists. And they're franchising. They are located in Branson, Denver, and another one is soon to be in Kansas City. They're going to be the next Starbucks. It sends chills down my spine. hahaha… ok. :)
i was a REALLY bad kid. i have no resentments or animosity towards my parents for shipping me off, because if i had a kid like me- i would have killed it. and my parents didn’t want to send me to a state-run place (because those were terrifying)- so at 14 i was shipped off to live at this group home up in the woods of Branson Missouri run by CCCRRRAAAZZZYYYY evangelical Southern Baptists. The kind who think that the “Smurfs” were created to lead kids to satan, and that Halloween was the devil’s playday. And they probably really hate Harry Potter, too. These people were full-blown bonkers. Since the place was located up far in the woods, there were lots of trees. Lots of trees mean lots of tree stumps. So whenever we got in trouble, we had to go out for hours and hours and dig up tree stumps while the “big brothers” and “big sisters” preached to us about the love of the lord, and how we will go to hell (there were many other forms of manual labor like hauling logs, fixing the roof or whatever else needed to be done around the place, digging ditches, etc). Once all the girls got strip-searched because one of the “Big Sisters” lost $5 (creepy, right?). “Big Brothers and Sisters” were volunteers fresh out of college (usually rich kids with rich-kid-guilt) who wanted to save the souls of all us troubled teens… and they were hilarious (and in desperate need of getting a life). We had church every day. We had god all weekend. And we were all “going to hell”. We were often taken to those huge weird New Christian Rock revival things (that usually took place at “Silver Dollar City”- the most pathetic excuse for a clean-fun-amusement-park) where hundreds of young evangelical weirdos congregate to listen to HORRIBLE christian rock, and then all burst into tears and hold hands, swaying back and forth, screaming “JESUS CHRIST, COME INTO MY HEART!!!!”. The only way out of the group home was to accept Jesus as your savior, or to turn 17 (which is when you are a legal adult in Missouri) and hitch a ride into town, hoping that someone would pick you up. The first year I was there, I dug alot of stumps and did MUCH manual labor. Then, after that first year- I got smart. Cut my black hair off, started dressing and acting exactly like a good Christian girl should, screamed “PRAISE JESUS”, faked and lied my way through whatever needed to be done, and got to go home before I turned 17.
The thing that was so TOTALLY fucked up about the place is that it was complete social isolation. So when the kids do go back home- it’s a total culture shock, and they freak out. I did… I totally lost it for about a year.
Oh… what else is fucked up… the place costs thousands a month per kid to be in there. It’s staffed with volunteers, the land is fully paid for, and it’s a religious organization so it gets all kinds of perks and tax breaks… But still, it’s pricing is out of control. You should see the houses that the people who run this place live in- they’re huge! Total scam artists. And they’re franchising. They are located in Branson, Denver, and another one is soon to be in Kansas City. They’re going to be the next Starbucks.
It sends chills down my spine.

]]> By: aprilfalling http://kristenferrell.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/have-at-it-freud/#comment-427 aprilfalling Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:20:47 +0000 http://kristenferrell.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-427 i want to hear more stories about this hellish baptist place. sounds like a nightmare from beginning to end, no? i want to hear more stories about this hellish baptist place. sounds like a nightmare from beginning to end, no?

]]> By: Cassie http://kristenferrell.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/have-at-it-freud/#comment-424 Cassie Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:34:13 +0000 http://kristenferrell.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-424 Jesus loves hats, my friend told me so. ; ) I'm gonna be creamated and then have my ashes out in to an echo friendly man made coral reef which will then be placed in the ocean to help rebuild the reefs! www.eternalreefs.com Is it wrong that I am super excited about this?? I have seen enough death in my 29 years to know that you <b>have</b> to have some sense of humor or light heartedness with it. How else can you really cope? Take care of your back my dear and even though it sucks get a new chair. It will be cheaper than back surgery in the long run! Jesus loves hats, my friend told me so. ; )

I’m gonna be creamated and then have my ashes out in to an echo friendly man made coral reef which will then be placed in the ocean to help rebuild the reefs!
http://www.eternalreefs.com

Is it wrong that I am super excited about this?? I have seen enough death in my 29 years to know that you have to have some sense of humor or light heartedness with it. How else can you really cope?

Take care of your back my dear and even though it sucks get a new chair. It will be cheaper than back surgery in the long run!

]]> By: christine http://kristenferrell.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/have-at-it-freud/#comment-421 christine Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:03:44 +0000 http://kristenferrell.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-421 they can also put ashes in paint and paint a portrait...we have these little flyer things to hand out at the funeral home. ive seen it done for people and pets..its pretty neat looking they can also put ashes in paint and paint a portrait…we have these little flyer things to hand out at the funeral home. ive seen it done for people and pets..its pretty neat looking

]]> By: Kristen Ferrell http://kristenferrell.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/have-at-it-freud/#comment-419 Kristen Ferrell Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:16:45 +0000 http://kristenferrell.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-419 it says on that site you can have them make diamonds of your pets, too. i should have that done for all my cats, and then bling out my teeth with them. ha!! it says on that site you can have them make diamonds of your pets, too. i should have that done for all my cats, and then bling out my teeth with them. ha!!

]]> By: hayley http://kristenferrell.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/have-at-it-freud/#comment-418 hayley Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:47:07 +0000 http://kristenferrell.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-418 i just found out exactly what it is. they turn your ashes into a diamond! http://www.lifegem.com/secondary/whatisLG2006.aspx i want to know who came up with this idea! i just found out exactly what it is. they turn your ashes into a diamond!

http://www.lifegem.com/secondary/whatisLG2006.aspx

i want to know who came up with this idea!

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