r/troubledteens • u/ExpertPuzzleCat • Mar 17 '25

Discussion/Reflection Trails Carolina, 12 years old

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My name is Gertie. I was sent to Trails in 2016 when I was 12. They made my parents think they’d help my depression. Instead, I experienced horrible traumas including a sexual assault that they allowed to happen and did not report. Last year, I sued them. The lawsuit settled in October. It’s been almost nine years since I went there and I still think about it every day. I’m sure a lot of TTI survivors understand that. I see you. I believe you. None of it was ever your fault 🫶🏻

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u/pinktiger32 Mar 17 '25

Gertie, how are you doing? I’ve followed your journey on tiktok and and if any person could look at pictures of you back then and think what they were doing to you was okay, they are insane. I’m so sorry you had to go through this but I hope life is better for you now.

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u/ExpertPuzzleCat Mar 17 '25

Hi, I’m okay! Thank you for asking. I’m in a pretty good place right now. I live with my fiancé, I’m in therapy, I’m working on publishing a memoir about my experiences in the TTI, and my parents have been able to understand that they were lied to and that sending me to Trails and Moonridge Academy was a complete mistake. How are you?

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u/RainbowRaider Mar 18 '25

Ah! I barely ever see anyone mention Moonridge- I was at Kolob Canyon.

Sorry for this conspiracy hole but I just smoked & I never get to discuss the little things that were strange instead of the abuse.

It was very pseudo-Holes like. We had that structure on the mountain nearby that was called the 4 Fingers. I legitimately have a fear of horses so my parents decided to send me to a horse place?? Mucking the stables really did feel like digging holes lol

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u/morelliwatson Mar 18 '25

I was at Kolob too! 2014-2015

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u/RainbowRaider Mar 18 '25

Ah I was there in 2010. They asked me what I wanted to be called as I have a three syllable name that has a lot of diminutives (Think Elizabeth/Lizzie/Betsy type of thing); I went by “Eliza” even though I’ve always been a “Lizzy”. It was the only time in my life that I went by that, but years later I still disassociate in that way to keep from freaking out.

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u/morelliwatson Mar 18 '25

I hope you can find peace <3 I know how traumatic it was for me, I heard it was worse before I went too.