the program she went to before had no set release date - residents were released when they got to the end of step 3 or so. i don't know if it was better, but it sure eliminated this "last day of school" kind of response...
a lot of clock watching going on in there. and it's not that many of them are not committed to the program and sobriety, i think it's just human nature to go into that end is near/day count mode?
just talking outloud.
(NICE SLIPPERS, ANN!)