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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She is playing you.[/quote] As a parent of a kid with severe school based anxiety, it's not a matter of "playing" the adult. Anxiety is an illness, and it can both cause physical symptoms (e.g. her head really does hurt) or amplify physical symptoms (e.g. what would normally be manageable discomfort becomes unmanageable). When my son tells me that he feels too sick to go to school, he's telling the truth. He does feel lousy, it's just that keeping him home isn't going to make it better in the long run. So, I send him to school, but I do it with empathy, because I realize that the issue is an illness not manipulation. I can say "I'm sorry, I know you feel bad, and I know you really don't want to go to school, but if you stay home tomorrow will be worse. So, let's get going." [/quote]
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