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@hef I think a lot of the problem is that she doesn’t have the support of the dads. She’s trying to juggle what’s best for him within the confines of their dictates. I’ll bet if she could freely figure out a plan for him with him, they’d come up with something that preserves his well-being...

@getlostinthewild This has been going on for 3 years and it seems clear that external motivations and punishments aren’t working, and aren’t ever going to. Your SO is against homeschooling, and you have the idea that homeschooling is supposed to be about the mom monitoring the child and making...

@monae Has he had a formal evaluation by a psychologist or a psychiatrist? If not, it would be good to figure out what is going on with him. This doesn’t sound like a parenting issue; I’m wondering about conduct disorder, depression, learning disabilities, oppositional defiant disorder, or...

@simplewoodencross Please listen to him about the school. Trust that he knows what’s stressing him out. Show him that you love and respect him and believe him. Above all, you believe him. You believe that he knows what he needs right now more than you do, and you’re behind him 100%.