Awww Marcy, sorry it was such a difficult weekend. Think you handled it well by going to see him and all, he knows he has your support but also realizes this is something he has to get through himself. IMO the ex did him a favor by being a you-know-what.... made it a cleaner break for him. Would't be at all surprised if she comes back to him at some point in the future either.It was a rough weekend/ start to the week here. I won't get into details because it just takes too long, but let's just say that DS's former girlfriend totally kicked him when he was down this weekend.
Hope the rest of his semester goes smoothly and he finishes strong academically
Radar detectors are illegal in our stateDH is getting me a radar detector for Christmas.![]()

Count me as another who expected their son to get home more often, given all the kids from around here who go to the same school. But he's been home only once and that was a 3 day fall break. It's a 3 1/2 hour drive so just long enough to make you think twice about doing it for Friday nite-Sunday. Plus the workload at the school is pretty substantial, it sounds they all stay there weekends, play Saturday and do work most of the day Sunday.I really thought my son would get home more often with the kid he knows at school who is from this area.
Interestingly, in talking with him this week he acknowledged that he "hit a wall" around mid-October and just couldn't/didn't put the work in that he needed to. During high school he had spurts where he had to put a lot of time in but not week in, week out. He's finding this school to be very different, the work load is high and you have to put a lot of effort in every week, it's very challenging and competitive. The weekend he came home apparently give him enough of a break to regain his footing so to speak, and his grades and effort are back where they need to be. Anyone else get this scenario from their kids? The adjustment to college isn't easy, even for those who seem to be happy and enjoying their new lives!
Nice long break coming at Thanksgiving and has a ride home and back to boot. And before we know it, first semester freshman year will be over

Good luck to all!