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"Two Kinds" Question

     The most recent time I was in conflict with my mom was on Sunday. Last Sunday was when I was first hit with the stomach bug that kept me out of school the last two days. My mom thought that it was just based on anxiety, because I have fallen ill in the past when my anxiety was high. This time was different though. I didn't feel like me at all, I had lost any form of energy, and I had no appetite. I tried multiple times to explain that my sickness was due to truly feeling sick, and that I needed to get rest. 

    She did learn that I was truly sick after about 24 hours of sickness, and when my brother came home and said that a large percentage of the school was out with the same illness. With this conflict, I learned that I need to stand up for myself when I know that misinformation is being shared, even if that means telling my mom that she is wrong. Yesterday as she was picking me up from school she apologized because she knew that she had tried to diminish my sickness, and I really appreciated that. Our relationship is stronger now due to this because we both trust each other more, and both know that we will apologize when we are incorrect. 

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