1,384 Comments for Gaebler Children's Center

@Boiler 1220-I'm glad to hear that some people are doing OK today after being there. It's interesting that all of you were like a family and bonded together through shared experiences. Just shows how strong the human spirit is, and how we can overcome the most distressing times.

Shawn,
hello, I don't know it's being torn down, I live in Waltham so I am forever checking on it, I will let you know, I will email you on your facebook and you can email at anytime ....

Dennis,
The next time I go., I will call you and we can meet......

Dennis,
Yes the best friends I have ever had were in there, I do have one bestfriend since 3rd grade that was never there but, she stood by me in time of need and til this day we are best friends. I feel sad, mad and angry when I go there, and yes, I would feel better if that building gets taken down asap. I do still keep in contact with Danny, but, he had a really bad time there and he doesn't ever want to to back there, I just saw him on Tues 6/15. I did go into my bedroom when I was there and all the other rooms and all the wards and school rooms, it was scary, there was even a dead bird hanging by a noose in the activity room, friggin scary.. My mother is the one that called the state on me and gsve me up to them because she felt I was out of control and couldn't be a human being in society. when I confronted her she denied it then I got my papers from there and sure enough she did do it to me and I threw them at her and she couldn't say crap to me, it was a long time before I could forgive her, I am married with 2 girls and the best thing that I could have ever done was show her and everyone else that they didn't break me and that I am not a bad kid. Now my mother and I are the best of friends . I just hate that place, bad memories of being locked up, but, I am doing so much better now that I have been back there a few times in the past couple monthis, I am just trying to gt closure/.... I think it would be great to get a bunch of us to go up there together and get closure and talk about the crap we had to endure as children and yes that is all we were was children......

My name is Shawn Aiguier I was there sometime between 83 85 I spent just over a year there. Some that were on ward b with me just first names Ralph Wayne Mike them and me were the oldest there. Younger kids. Steven Bobby Danny Actually think the heavy kid was named Bobby to. Conselers Clay Mark Christine Willy Linda maybe it was Lisa? I can remember when they stopped locking us up and just restrained us. More name will come in time. My EMail is shawnfrommaine2000@yahoo.com if any one wants to get in touch with me. I also am on facebook but please respect my privacy over there. Thanks

Dose anyone know when it is getting torn down?

Yes I think this was on Ward B it was one of the rooms they use to lock us in. I remember being in this room more then once.

Pookie
If u go there again let me know. I love going with people that were there. I'm not far and I'm the owner of my company so I can leave any time

Pookie
The best friends were there. I would love for a big group of us to go there at one time. Even people that don't know each other. Just to share stories and see the place one more time. Now that its coming down I go there a lot. I'm taking a lot of pics. And for some reason I feel weird when I'm in there now. Scared, happy, sad, mad, and even like I'm home. I know it sounds weird but that's how I feel when I'm there. I want to see it come down just to see how I'll feel. I think it will be a lot off my chest to know its gone. Since I was there twice the place really had an inpact on my life. I lived there for 5 1/2 years total and we all know how long that is to be there. About the staying in your room at the other place. I was just the opposite, once I got out I was never home. I even moved to california just to prove I could go anywhere I wanted and no one could keep me in my room. I finally moved back and settled down and started my company and family. But I wonder if the feeling of family for us is different? To me parents were just people that visited you every month and my family was all my friends that were there with me. Maybe that's why I have a feeling of home when I'm there. Because my our friends were the only people we could trust. Well enough sounding crazy. I have to get back to my wonderful kids. I'll look u up on facebook

That is 2 different pictures on ward A one is at the boys shower and the other is at the girls bathroom since the shower was in the bathroom. I got pics of both. If anyone wants more pics send me a message. Boiler1220@yahoo.com or dennisremoval@aol.com or text 617-733-8597

Marie
If you ever want to see the place let me know. But do it soon. I just took a old friend there last monday. It was the first time I have seen her since living there. We had a good time. We remembered so much. We both played the piano and looked at our old classrooms. It was nice to see someone else had a good life after there. She was just like she was there just happier

Marie
Yeah there gonna take it down. There is so much asbestos there. Its gonna take a while. When I was there I found some old papers. They were test papers for doctors or staff to fill out after giving us certain drugs. They were in the old records room. It was creepy

Shawn when were you there r u sean h or shawn b

Marie
I played that piano with a old friend from there last monday

I was on Ward B It was a bad place. I can remember it like it was yeasterday and it was over 20 years ago. I been trying to find others that were there. I remember who I called my best friend his name was Ralph. There was alot of abuse there I remember when they stoped locking us up in the rooms and started holding us down instead. all the brueses I would get and wished they would put me back in that little room aginn.
shawnfrommaine2000@yahoo.com