mental health day

every day is a mental health day for her

On Monday my daughter called from school with a stomach ache.  These stomach aches are becoming a bit of a thing with her, and are usually the result of some stern words from one of her teachers.  Sometimes I talk her into going back to class and sometimes I let her come home.  On Monday I let her come home (she was particularly pathetic).  We talked about how she needed to face her problems and accept her mistakes.  I believe that, and I hope she gets better at dealing with problems.  But I also think, everybody needs a mental health day once and a while.  She read some books and did her homework, we went to the supermarket.  It was nothing special or particularly indulgent, but it seemed to be just what she needed.