1,384 Comments for Gaebler Children's Center

I personally didnt sleep on the floor. In the way that sleeping on the floor would be thought of ..I would fall aslepp sitting in the corner with my head in my folded arms .If I went to sleep..I spent alot of yrs having trouble sleeping,...At my home I & my sister were being attacked when we slept and the Gaebler added insult to injury

Hey John Fuck Yourself ssshole i was there and i remember some of your shit too..I used to be one of the girls who slept at the edge of the door..But as i remember it wasnt trying to be with your lame ass.korea..How about titty twistin john fucking wayne..How are your balls nowadays....hahaha evil bitch i was you had it coming then and you deserve the recall now!

Can I just say how absolutely strange it is to hear someone throw out the name Wassfy Hanna? He was my psychiatrist from the time I was 12 until I was 18, and I'm 21 now. He told me used to work here and I'd always hoped to find some trace of him. That's just...wow.

creepy on so many levels....

is there any chance that this might be the observation room for the seclusion room? or like John mentioned above, a hallyway with an observation panel in it?

I feel like Lynne, reminding us all that the place our minds go to first is usually the most horrible one, and not always the "real" one.

which is in no way meant to belittle or negate the stories of abuse and mistreatment that come out of any such institution (whether it be a state hospital, a VA hospital, a nursing home or a private institution).

Ernie: Rubber duckie, you're the one! You make bathtime lots of fun! Rubber duckie, I'm awfully fond of you!!!!
Bert: Ernie, stop singing!!!!

You may use whatever means you'd like to contact others. Just remember that this website is public.

Mr. Motts,

Are we allowed to use our real names in order to contact others who were there?

"I doubt if you get in from the main lobby area, like we did when it was open, the lobby just had candy machines and soda machines, (LOL, Almost used POP, Have to remember it's called Soda in MA, )
Offices on the left hand side, only 3 or 4 offices though, Mr. Heathwood's office was the first or second office on the left, then the door into the place."

I remember those... I used to get the chuckles gumdrop-like candy and a ramblin' rootbeer

smelled like rubber for weeks.

Do you know how moch the floor cost? While I was there there replaced the old floor with an high impact resistant padded foam floor. We used to rollerskate in there. Behind the camera and to the left (still facing the stage) is a room where all of the gym equipment was kept. Including trhe box of rollerskates.

Achieved the privilege 15 years after the last one who took off while on grounds

To John and GaeblerSchoolGirl:

I am going to oust myself and say that it was I who after the last people to have the privilege of on grounds alone, I did achieve it. Does anyone remember the teacher Mr. Derosiers (used to make wierd sounds with his hands and mouth...drops of water)? or when ward A (re)opened.

Hey... Who remembers Bob and Cindy, and the other Bob and Cindy who came by every I think, it is Tuesday for bible study and Folk Songs of Power Hour on Sunday's?

not to this office though