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[quote=Anonymous]I would offer to come just to take him out to dinner, but let him choose. And reassure him that you’d be happy to do the driving just for a quick meal. Swooping in for a visit without him wanting it suggests that his emotional expression was problematically concerning. It might make him feel like he needs to elaborate and talk about it more when whatever he shared on the phone might be all that he’s got the capacity to discuss right now. All in all, I think it’s a good thing that he was vulnerable with you. I don’t know your kid but personally I think the task for you is to accompany him from afar and model handling the discomfort and distress. My kid is not driving distance from home and when he’s had stressful times, he knows I’ve been very happy to send him DoorDash. It’s a caretaking gesture that he appreciates and I enjoy doing once in a while. [/quote]
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