km89 t1_j9s9dg1 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:42 AM

Reply to comment by cladtidings in Should NJ Students Get 'Mental Health Days'? by greenhousecrtv

Snark aside, no.

"I'm just not feeling it today" should absolutely be an acceptable reason not to go to school or work as long as it isn't abused.

CockercombeTuff t1_j9tpjeq wrote on February 24, 2023 at 2:22 PM

"As long as it isn't abused." -- it looks like the way they are setting it up, it begs to be abused.

cladtidings t1_j9vs35n wrote on February 24, 2023 at 10:26 PM

Learning how to do things and deal with reality when you're "not feeling it" is part of life.

km89 t1_j9x5158 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 4:49 AM

As is learning that sometimes you can make time for you.

Hence the "as long as it's not abused" part of my comment. Of course you can't call out every time you have a deadline or a test or you're feeling a little stressed.

But the occasional "look, I'm not physically ill but I just need a day" is fine. It's exactly what people are already doing, except you don't need to hang your head upside-down over the side of your bed to make it sound like you have a cold when you make the call.