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I have one kid in counseling who is thinking about stopping. We have a lot of issues at home that mainly come from issues with his dad. His dad doesn't really support the whole mental health thing most of the time. He just thinks our son is lazy and doesn't care about stuff. I've asked him to try and maybe help him out with things like working on cleaning his bedroom to them just talking together but he doesn't want to help with any of that. I have my own issues that I just always push aside be I'm trying to help my son with things. He does online school and if he doesn't start doing his work and getting his grades up he's getting kicked out. He doesn't want to go back to regular and I'm worried if he has to it will just cause me issues.
@skyraven02
I'm sorry to hear you're experiencing the stress of having a child with mental health issues and an unsupportive co-parent. You sound like an excellent parent who cares deeply for their son, though I hope you don't disregard your own needs/wants too much as that may wear you down and make it harder to overcome challenges. Constantly asking someone to be a decent human being and a loving parent to their kid will only wear you down over time. It is up to him to be a better person. In the meantime, you can only do your best to support your son.
Have you had a deep conversation with the dad about why he's not open to acknowledging your son's mental health issues? Could there be a deeper issue with the dad that he's not feeling comfortable to share? Have you considered other options if your son did end up being kicked out of school?
I don’t really know what other options I have in my area, but I’ll have to look into something because he does not want to go to the high school in our area. It’s not very good. his dad’s just not really the type that believes in a lot of mental health he doesn’t think people need mental health days from work and everything else. he thinks our son is just being lazy and he doesn’t offer to help him with anything. My son doesn’t even want him going to counseling appointments with him. If I can’t go he wants video appointments only.
