Decided to homeschool my 9 year old for next school year because he despises school and refuses to go some days
His dad and I are divorced and we have shared parenting decision making and he doesn’t think I can handle it and doesn’t trust me but he only sees him 4 days a month and doesn’t understand what my son and I have been dealing with. He is checked out of his life. My son has ADHD, ODD and now diagnosed DMDD. He has been refusing to do school work for years but it’s gotten especially bad this school year. He’s eventually going to get really behind. He asked me to be homeschooled out of desperation a few nights ago and my initial response was I’m sorry your dad won’t let me. But I’m going to start practicing this summer and keep a log of everything we do, keep his work, and when school starts next school year I’m just going to do it and prove to his dad that I can by showing him everything we worked on. I think it would change me and my son’s life for the better. I want him to love learning. He is so bright but not applying himself. When I see his worksheets he takes home from school I think no wonder why he’s bored. If his dad takes me to court over it I’ll be prepared. My son is neurodivergent and public school just isn’t working for him.
Thank you for listening!!!