u/Independent_Use_8684

This is just a small vent because in reality, it’s not my kid and I can’t force people to do what I think they should. But I’m just getting it off my chest as an SLP and friend 🙃 my friend lets her kid skip school minimum 1-2 times per week if he throws a big enough fit. It’s 2nd grade, and she feels like it’s not that big of a deal because “it’s only second grade”. Except now he has an IEP for behavior and support with math and reading. She says he’s doing “good enough” and I’m like ????? Do we not want him to do great? To not fall behind before he even gets a chance to start? We talked it through last year when they got a truancy letter and it didn’t make a difference. I understand a day off, we all need one sometimes. And illness? Yeah stay home. But every week?? I try to do things with her son to help him enjoy learning, I’ve gotten him games and books and stuff but I kind of want to shake her and say “you need to do better”. Maybe I can offer some visual supports and reinforcement ideas but honestly I already kind of overstepped when I told her I was concerned last year and it wasn’t well received. Torn between “mind my own business” and “don’t let this child fall behind”.

I have to tell my therapist tomorrow that we can’t continue because my insurance isn’t covering it and I can’t afford to continue. I’m really upset because I finally found someone I click with and I feel like I’m making genuine progress. I also paused my meds because both the CBT and the psych is $100 per visit. I’m not going to die or anything but I finally felt like things were going well and apparently it’s expensive to try and not be sad lol. Is this common in the field? I’ve seen therapists post on social media about only doing private pay, knowing their worth, etc. which hell yeah get your bag, but also now are totally inaccessible to people without significant income. Just curious, I know there’s nuance here so not saying anything negative about the therapy community!