u/Hour_Championship110

Hi everyone,

So I had a question for those who struggled (or still struggle) with selective mutism. I found out that selective mutism was a thing when I was working at a school a few years ago. I ran into a kid that didn't talk and the teacher told me that she has selective mutism. It was in that moment that I realized that I grew up with selective mutism as a kit, even though I was never diagnosed. I went on YouTube and watched other people talked about their experiences with the disorder and the were exactly what I felt as a kid. For me when I was a kid, it felt like I had two distinct worlds; my home life and the life I had at school. It felt like those worlds had to remain separate. Did anyone else feel that way as a kid?

My daughter (18) has her senior prom coming up. She's repeatedly said that she's not interested in going to the event. However she's only gone to one other dance in high school, her freshman homecoming. I'm trying to encourage her to find some other kids to go with. She's incredibly shy and doesn't talk to many kids at the school (I think I've only seen her talking to maybe 2 other kids). I don't want her to miss out on a big event. And I don't want her to regret not going to her prom as an adult and wonder what it would have been like. Should I keep encouraging her to go to the prom? Will she regret missing it in 10 years if she doesn't go?

My daughter (18) has her senior prom coming up. She's repeatedly said that she's not interested in going to the event. However she's only gone to one other dance in high school, her freshman homecoming. I'm trying to encourage her to find some other kids to go with. She's incredibly shy and doesn't talk to many kids at the school (I think I've only seen her talking to maybe 2 other kids). I don't want her to miss out on a big event. And I don't want her to regret not going to her prom as an adult and wonder what it would have been like. Should I keep encouraging her to go to the prom? Will she regret missing it in 10 years if she doesn't go?