DS Rat was back for Thanksgiving break...good trip overall, let him do whatever he needed, whether sleeping in, taking him to breakfast, etc. At times you could tell he was stressing himself out about going back, which to me is somewhat expected. WhenI mentioned that most likely there are fellow BR's feeling the same way, he stated it didn't help to know that. I distracted him as much as I could-we talked about the upcoming Holiday break and things to do, people he was planning on meeting up with then during the time (including his Dyke who actually lives in the area).
He was relatively stoic going to and at the airport. Host family retrieved him and brought him back to the house for a couple of hours before taking back to the I...he called from the host families house distraught because of the return. I don't placate and don't feed into it...I support.
My question is this---esp asking those that have been there, done that regardless of school---is this 'normal'? I expected some type of stressing but criminy, he isn't even there yet....anything I can say or do, or should I just leave it? We don't want him to make any decisions about next year until after he gets through break-out but him not shutting the brain down is not helping
He was relatively stoic going to and at the airport. Host family retrieved him and brought him back to the house for a couple of hours before taking back to the I...he called from the host families house distraught because of the return. I don't placate and don't feed into it...I support.
My question is this---esp asking those that have been there, done that regardless of school---is this 'normal'? I expected some type of stressing but criminy, he isn't even there yet....anything I can say or do, or should I just leave it? We don't want him to make any decisions about next year until after he gets through break-out but him not shutting the brain down is not helping