You'd take time off from school or work for a longterm physical illness, right? So why wouldn't you do the same for mental health? A woman on Twitter is sharing the story of how her mom went against the Principal's wishes when she took her brother out of school for a month to work on his mental health.

Twitter user Titi opened up about how her brother was struggling with depression in the third grade and when their mother told her son's teachers and principal that she wanted to pull him from school to help him work on his health, the school did not support their mom.

My brother was getting depressed because of school when he was in the 3rd grade. It was clear that he was going through it. My mom said fuck that shit, went to school and told the principal she’s taking her son out of school until he feels like himself again. 1/4
— titi (@callhertiti) December 14, 2019

The school only reiterated how he'd fall behind a grade if she took her son out of school.

"MY son is not okay. I don’t care if he gets expelled. He is DEPRESSED," the boy's mom told his educators.

The mom ignored the educator's wishes and left school that day with her son. Titi describes how for the next month, her mom left work early every day to spend quality time with her brother.

"[She] did activities with him, went out for hot chocolate, really TALKED with him," Titi added.

Titi explained that once mom knew her son was "mentally okay," she put him back in school where he "thrived, excelled and finished top of his class ."

Then, and here's the kicker, the principal — who never supported Titi's mom — called to apologize for being wrong.

Titi ended her thread with this battle cry to other parents to take stock of their children's mental health, even if their educators won't take it seriously.

"Guys, listen to your kids. My mom has always been big on mental health. She didn’t give no fucks...she just needed her son back. If it wasn’t for that month off...who knows how my brother would be today," Titi added.

And for the record, that former third grader is now this happy, healthy, adult.

Others on social media raced in to share their praise of the boy's mom and how seriously she took his mental health.

Just another reminder that mental health is just as serious as physical health and that moms seriously know best.

Mom gets apology from principal after he tried to stop her from taking depressed son out of school.