tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post4806215171891809199..comments2023-03-27T10:54:13.350-07:00Comments on Winston Smith: Making the Right Choice (part 1)WinstonSmith33http://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-15996141318652659122010-06-16T12:39:35.495-07:002010-06-16T12:39:35.495-07:00if you would really like to debate residential chi...if you would really like to debate residential child care, why dont you check out. www.residentialchildcarenetwork.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-53085019750514886722009-08-09T11:20:44.504-07:002009-08-09T11:20:44.504-07:00It's sad that people who can make a positive c...It's sad that people who can make a positive contribution based on common sense tend to abandon such important work because the system is founded on illogical principles.<br /><br />I'm glad you're sticking with it and hope you return to what is obviously your vocation, with a renewed sense of hope and purpose.<br /><br />Great blog.Faustyhttp://faustiesblog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-42618040976665340102009-08-09T05:55:25.944-07:002009-08-09T05:55:25.944-07:00This is the road to hell created by liberal good i...This is the road to hell created by liberal good intentions, and it's all down to breaking the link between individual action and personal responsibility.<br /><br />Why should Liam ever do what he's told - he's never been properly punished, by t e soud of it.<br /><br />And pain is so cheap, so readily available, so quick to finish, so easy to remember and so useful to fear.<br /><brNorth Northwesterhttp://theyrejokingarentthey.blogspot.com/2009/08/hells-delicatessen.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-81429446608099034182009-08-08T14:15:23.606-07:002009-08-08T14:15:23.606-07:00I love your blog, its the real thing. The bottom l...I love your blog, its the real thing. The bottom line is , some people just shouldnt have kids. Thats it. You know the parents / parent to be , and the familes and broken homes that they come from, its self perpetuating.<br />What if the worst of the feral kids were offered a £3K incentive to have the snip? after 6 months of consequence counselling ?<br />It would stop this cycle of misery for adriansphotoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06027846079262350989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-45089265621762740852009-08-08T03:39:11.518-07:002009-08-08T03:39:11.518-07:00There's a long game to this.
If you are unlu...There's a long game to this. <br /><br />If you are unlucky, the Liam's of this world will accuse you of physically and/or sexually abusing him when he is older and wants some money. At *best* it will be 'your negligence' that 'made' Edwin throw the heavy object. <br /><br />I agree with everything Winston writes, but to be honest, if you are working with these sort of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-32341385080248281252009-08-08T00:27:13.709-07:002009-08-08T00:27:13.709-07:00Hang on in there Winston. Blogs like yours are ess...Hang on in there Winston. Blogs like yours are essential. Hope you manage to compartmentalise the trash you have to work with & appreciate that there are lots of people, like most readers of your blog, who respect what you are trying to do.<br /><br />It did cross my mind . . . doesn't the institition have a cellar with a trap door? The ultimate naughty step.<br /><br />Ray.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-74367821468688326662009-08-07T05:35:20.115-07:002009-08-07T05:35:20.115-07:00It's gotten to this state Hibbo, because we ha...It's gotten to this state Hibbo, because we have allowed our young people far too many adult privleges at much too young an age.<br /><br />Children need hard and harsh dicipline (when needed) so that they learn their place (which is below their elders). There are far too many parents wanting to be best friends with their kids. When you do this you remove your authority and let the kids see cheeky chappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17495908090742852168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-81982610881699045852009-08-06T17:11:22.240-07:002009-08-06T17:11:22.240-07:00How on earth is this allowed to happen?
If I beha...How on earth is this allowed to happen?<br /><br />If I behaved like that in a pub I would be (rightly) arrested.<br /><br />Your blog is as excellent as it is depressing.Hibbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10911289247204224365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-63259298581898957472009-08-06T16:49:01.818-07:002009-08-06T16:49:01.818-07:00Hello Winston
What a dilemma for you in that situa...Hello Winston<br />What a dilemma for you in that situation.<br />Did you reach for another heavy object?<br />MARKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-13823282186798764612009-08-06T15:17:09.254-07:002009-08-06T15:17:09.254-07:00I'm sorry to hear about the stress you've ...I'm sorry to hear about the stress you've been under. Please don't forget that its good practice to have supervision when yo work with challenging behaviours. It is impossible for you to carry all this alone so please seek counselling if you think it will help?<br /><br />I suggest contacting a psychotherapy school near you as they must offer supervision to their students at a reducedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-6544157597268939952009-08-06T11:26:24.714-07:002009-08-06T11:26:24.714-07:00Make no wonder you are suffering from stress Winst...Make no wonder you are suffering from stress Winston, you have my admiration, I work as a college lecturer (although unemployed at the moment) and we only have to put up with half of what you guys do and that is bad enough.<br /><br />Can I just say your blog is a bloody revelation, it's high time far more people started telling the truth instead of sugar coating it and making excuses. You cheeky chappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17495908090742852168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-49420216385229862422009-08-06T09:30:37.315-07:002009-08-06T09:30:37.315-07:00Being forced to address them in funny psychologist...Being forced to address them in funny psychologist-speak can't help them have any respect for you! Regular parents wouldn't - they'd just ask nicely the first time, tell firmly the second, and apply a sanction the third. <br /><br />It's difficult to know what you could do with someone willing and able to use extreme violence. I guess they should be prosecuted and jailed - at 15 aNationalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00298563601180545788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-16721048370666610512009-08-06T06:40:49.457-07:002009-08-06T06:40:49.457-07:00Glad to find a new post of yours, I'll be look...Glad to find a new post of yours, I'll be looking forward to part 2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-37184528537170124262009-08-06T06:18:56.400-07:002009-08-06T06:18:56.400-07:00I'm not surprised you suffered stress after su...I'm not surprised you suffered stress after such an incident. And that only the beginning!<br /><br />I too, have worked with these young people, once they are over sixteen. I lasted seven years - I will never return to the work. Never!Nellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527285652038975147noreply@blogger.com