If your daughter, son, or sibling is refusing school right now, and you’re reading this at 2 AM, exhausted and terrified:
The story of 30 Days with My School-Refusing Sister explores the complex emotional landscape of school refusal (also known as school avoidance) through the eyes of a sibling 30 Days with My School-Refusing Sister
My dad accused my mom of being “too soft.” My mom accused my dad of being “a drill sergeant.” I accused Mira of “ruining everything.” That night, I overheard her tell her stuffed animal (yes, a 16-year-old with a stuffed rabbit): “They’d be happier if I didn’t exist.” If your daughter, son, or sibling is refusing