The alarm blares. Mia pulls the covers over her head. "Stomachache," she whispers. I've heard this before—the familiar excuse we all use to dodge a test. But something is different today. She isn't trying to stay in bed to play games; she's trying to disappear into the mattress. Her hands are shaking. When Mom tries to talk, Mia curls into a tighter ball. I go to school alone, feeling like I've left a piece of myself behind.
If your sibling, child, or student is refusing school — breathe. You are not alone. You are not a bad parent or a bad sibling. And the child refusing school is not “bad” either. They are drowning in invisible water.
If you are living this same nightmare, here are the hard-won truths I learned over these 30 days.
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The alarm blares. Mia pulls the covers over her head. "Stomachache," she whispers. I've heard this before—the familiar excuse we all use to dodge a test. But something is different today. She isn't trying to stay in bed to play games; she's trying to disappear into the mattress. Her hands are shaking. When Mom tries to talk, Mia curls into a tighter ball. I go to school alone, feeling like I've left a piece of myself behind.
If your sibling, child, or student is refusing school — breathe. You are not alone. You are not a bad parent or a bad sibling. And the child refusing school is not “bad” either. They are drowning in invisible water.
If you are living this same nightmare, here are the hard-won truths I learned over these 30 days.
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