He hasn't left his room since then. The room that has the door shut.
Its about 7 pm here now. Despite sending him an email around 1ish that dinner would be at 6 -- and a text about 5 -- he's still up there. We ate without him. Leftovers will be in fridge.
Yet somehow .....I'm supposed to have no expectations of him as he's an adult. Really? Isn't he a guest in my home at this point and shouldn't I have expectations of a guest?
Look, I can adopt the "I'll be a parent and do the parent appropriate thing not for him but for me " through spring when he graduates.
But if this keeps up......and I survive his month at home (he goes back on Jan 15) without blowing a gasket, screaming and physically smacking him ......it will indeed be a Christmas miracle.
Just sayin......