My teenage son had missed a lot of days of school lately. First it was because he caught a cold that was going around. I believe this threw him of his sleep schedule so he couldn't sleep at night. He has aspergers syndrome so he is sensitive to change. I kept telling him he needs to get back on schedule and we would try but he would still be awake at night. This morning was the same thing and I told him he needs to stay up to get back on schedule and to think of his school work. He protested and I called his school to let them know he would be out. I went into the kitchen to toast an english muffin and was stressed about what I could do to get him back to school. He walks into t he kitchen and said he decided to go. He wasn't happy about it and he grumbled a lot about it. I told him what he was doing was great. I drove him to school and told him to have a great day and that I love him as he went in.
Parenting is stressful. I'm not sure how any of us parents survive it.