When my sister first stopped going to school, we called it "playing hooky." By the second week, it was "a phase." By the third, it was a crisis. To understand what was happening, I spent documenting our lives—shifting from a frustrated bystander to an active ally in her battle with school refusal. Week 1: The Wall of Resistance
But this was different.
Note: each day is a short scene/entry (200–800 words). Days cluster into four weekly arcs. 30 Days with My School-Refusing Sister
Looking back at the end of those 30 days, my sister was still struggling, but the despair had lifted. We had shifted from fighting each other to fighting the anxiety together. When my sister first stopped going to school,