A personal post: Emotional blackmail is wrong.

So I have a cousin. Let's call her J.

J is five. J is the cutest thing you've ever seen. J is kind. and J hates school.

Now, I first learned of this when my grandparents roped me into trying to convince her to going to school - without my permission, may I add. It went something like this.

J: I hate school. :(
Grandma: HIKARI LOVES SCHOOL DON'T YOU HIKARI?!'
Me: No.
immediate silence and evil looks fill the room.
Me:...but the law says you have to go.

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Well, I've just found out that she's going now... and why? Her parents told her her mother would get very sick unless she went - but she would never be ill if J had good attendance.

It takes a sick, sick person to emotionally blackmail a five-year-old with rooted fears of school... it would be so much simpler to find the root of the problem rather than scaremonger a toddler. Sick, sick people.

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This is a new blog about school. Love it or hate it, every kid has to go (or certainly in the UK and US) unless you're homeschooled or unschooled - a welcome minority. But for those of stuck in the school system, this blog hopes to provide information and - occasionally - some comic relief.

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