<p>Thanks for alerting me to the update on calhockeymom’s thread. I had read it earlier - after I started my thread I realized I could have just tagged on to hers - but it’s good to see things are working out.</p>
<p>Periwinkle - I think you are so right that he dumped everything on us and then felt better later but left us in a tizzy. He literally had his breakdown and then went off to the snow to ski with some friends from his old school for a few days. So off he goes and I’m at home thinking he’s going to come home and want to stay more than ever after being with all his old buddies. But he came home and we told him that we’d been thinking and he should stick out the year, etc., etc. and he said yeah, he was thinking that too. And also that he had heard from another friend from home who’s at a different boarding school that he was having similar feelings. So he was basically okay. Meanwhile I’m thinking - boy I went through a lot while you were hanging out and realizing you’d be ok! :)</p>
<p>We did talk to his dean and his advisor - both said what he was feeling was totally normal and they would keep tabs on him.</p>
<p>But here’s the catch - while he was in the snow w/ his friends he got injured. He is now wearing a splint and may need a cast and he is a winter sport kid - part of the reason he wanted to go to boarding school. So now we get to test our “what if” scenario when he had his acceptances last March and I said - pick the school that you will want to be at even if for some crazy reason you can’t do your sport. He’s been out of his sport all this week, they’re taking him to the doctor tomorrow for more xrays (the xrays at home were inconclusive because of the swelling) and we’re crossing our fingers that nothing is broken although it seems that it may be - or maybe just a bad sprain? </p>
<p>So now I feel bad for him again although he’s taking it in stride. Or maybe he’s just resigned. I hope this doesn’t set his mood back too much but maybe my kid is more resilient than I’m giving him credit for. Once we hear from the doctor - to be continued!</p>