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That was the first time she explained it. Not defiance — terror.

Reward presence, not performance. Day 20: The Breakthrough We were sitting in the parking lot — she was refusing to go in. I said, “Tell me one thing that scares you most about today.”

“Hey. I’m not going to make you go to school. I just want to sit here for five minutes.”

That was the victory. Thirty seconds.