Even when you leave home for the weekend, it’s a shock to get back home. Time starts ticking again
. The bags are filled with dirty laundry, there isn’t any milk in the fridge, your e-mail inbox has filled up, everyone’s exhausted, and the adventure is over. The trip was supposed to be relaxing but the minute you walk back through your front door, a world of responsibility smacks you across the face. And, sadly, you find that the trip is over. If it was a big adventure, it can be a disappointment to land back home. The long-planned and saved-for trip is finished. Being overwhelmed by errands while suffering from post-trip let down is a killer combination. We call it “re-entry shock.”
Re-entry shock absolutely affects your kids too. Our 4th grader came home about 2 weeks after returning from a big trip and said ‘I don’t get it Mom. I just wake up, go to school, come home, and then I wake up again. What’s the point?” In middle school, Read more
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