Comments for Oxbow Academy

Comment on Troubled Teens “Our Sons” by Karla

Karla — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:30:24 +0000

This story makes me giggle and cry all at the same time. As happy as I am that our son has graduated the program nearly 3 years now I can’t help but feel a connection and when I read blogs such as this one I could never be more grateful for a team of therapist such as the ones at Oxbow. I often wonder what it would be like if I was to find a new career and what it would be…well I could move to Wales tomorrow cause it feels like home…You guys take care and have a Merry Merry Christmas and hopefully someday soon we can visit…tell all hello.

Comment on Sexual Abuse and the Story of DJ by D'Sean Johnson

D'Sean Johnson — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 11:24:57 +0000

I was rape and molested at age 9. It took nearly 30 years to get to this point here and write about. I was so touched by the story especially since a lot of people call me DJ. I am posting this story and you center on my blog. The road to recovery because with the first step and sometimes that steps are guided by a gentle hand.

Comment on “We Want Hope for Our Son” by Karla

Karla — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:17:59 +0000

I hope you have given Oxbow at least the 90 days, they are great boys and the staff is amazing. it is okay to be skeptical and worried…All I can say is now is the time to move and get your son the treatment he needs..we had only a little over a year and I wished we had longer….

Comment on Parent Seminars by Karla

Karla — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 00:18:17 +0000

ROMANS 12:9
LOVE MUST BE SINCERE. HATE WHAT IS EVIL; CLING TO WHAT IS GOOD.

Comment on A Mom’s Tears by A Mom Who Knows

A Mom Who Knows — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:06:18 +0000

Erin – this made me cry all over again. My Son has been with you for 5 months now and though it feels like a lifetime, reading this brought back all the emotions of leaving him as if it were just today. This was the hardest decision of my life – entrusting my precious Son to you all, complete strangers, was a complete leap of faith, but it was and still is the best decision I’ve ever made. The changes in him are amazing. We’re not through the tunnel into the light all the way, but we can certainly see it and it’s growing brighter every day thanks to all the staff at your facility. I truly do not know what we would have done without you. Anyone out there reading this and needing assurance – please know that these folks truly will love and cherish your child as much as you do….they are amazing, they work miracles and can save your child’s life if you will allow them.

Comment on A Mom’s Tears by Graduate

Graduate — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:31:59 +0000

Moms out there, this is a hard time for you I’m sure, and I can’t lie and say that it will get easier immediately. But I can tell you the truth in that your children, will come out of this program strong, healthy, and mature young men, willing to give back to society because they know how to fix problems and create solutions.

Gregg, Heather, Shaun, Amy, you all were there for me so many times. I had my ups and my downs, I thought I might make interdependent once, but I never quite attainted that goal. I think you’d all be proud if you could see the way I act the interdependent person in society post-Oxbow. Shaun, I’m sorry I can’t say my name here, but I still have my mission statement, and my braclet. I will always remember what you taught me. Gregg, Heather, you were the best therapists and support groups I could have asked for. I can laugh and smile because i know that you’ve helped many other residents to get to the point I am now. And Amy, you were like a mom to me during my stay at Oxbow. You were hard on us, and expected the rules to be followed, but you had faith in us to change and become great people, and I can never thank you enough for that. May have even cracked a smile or two at times when I and my best friend in the program would pull out the stereo and start singing “Heaven” to their songs.

I love my life now, I love Oxbo, and I love that I can be an example to other boys and young men like myself.

I am strong and will give back to the community.
I believe it, and I will be it.

Comment on A Mom’s Tears by Graduate

Graduate — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:25:14 +0000

I am a graduate of the amazing program that Oxbow academy is. I cannot put into words teh gratitude and respect I hold for not only you Erin, but also the rest of those that work at Oxbow. Every day since I have graduated, I have wondered if I will ever be able to repair the damage I caused to those I loved, but now, having gone through Oxbow successfully and with pride I can say with strength, that I am well on my way to becoming a supportive member of my community. The loving staff members gave me the faith and committment I needed to see that the best way to earn back the faith of my family, and myself, was to be the best I could be. I may not have actually known you, because I graduated almost two years ago, but I can already tell how much you devote your faith to the lucky young boys and men at this program. I am currently a high school senior, have a strong support net of friends and people I trust, a loving boyfriend, and a job in retail, which I plan to hold on to. I am planning on going to college next year with the tools I have picked up not only through Oxbow, but through the better half of my life, post-treatment.

Comment on A Mom’s Tears by Karla

Karla — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 01:59:35 +0000

Oxbow is an amazing place for our boys and without the love each person has for our boys I feel 100% that the boys would never progress as they do. When I met you Erin after many months of being in the program with our son, I felt the love and care you had for my son immediately, and for that I thank you.

Comment on A Mom’s Tears by Jennifer Jones

Jennifer Jones — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:47:26 +0000

Thank you, Erin for the wonderful way you love all our families.