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Ilona Baliūnaitė

“AITA For Cancelling My Daughter’s Therapy Because She Has Bad Grades?”

Being a teen is hard. You’re dealing with the stress of trying to find your place in the world, the changes that puberty brings, the frustrations of feeling like an adult but being treated like a kid and the pressure to excel in school. It’s normal for all teens to be moody at times, but when someone is actually struggling with mental health issues, it’s important to do everything possible to support them.

However, one parent decided that their daughter doesn’t deserve to go to therapy anymore, at least not until her grades start showing improvement. Below, you’ll find the full story that one father posted on the “Am I the [Jerk]?” subreddit, as well as some of the replies concerned readers shared.

After his teen daughter was diagnosed with anxiety and depression, this father started sending her to therapy

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