It's a 4-day weekend for my kid who is an hour flight away. They are coming home. They are having a great time at school and have made plenty of friends, so I was expecting they may want to stay. But, the draw of seeing the pets, having favorite home meals and seeing best friends who will also be here is a strong one. They are actually going back on day 3 so there is another study day at school.

Fall break when I was in school was a day, so a 3 day weekend. I almost always had something school related, like a trip for a football game (band geek), so it wasn’t like I could actually go home even if feasible.

I did have to come home senior year because my grandpa died. Thankfully, we knew it was coming, just didn’t know exactly when. I had told all my professors early on so that they knew I might have to go on short notice. I did have to reschedule a mid term and a paper or something, but again, my professors weren’t completely blindsided and were very good about all of it. It made things so much easier to have caring professors.

Yes. Consider making DC's comfort food while home.

Our DS only gets a day off for Fall break. We are local so not sure what he is going to do. He comes a few hours a week to hang with his brother, who is only a year younger, and do laundry. He doesn't spend the night at home.

He has always been a home body so none of this is a surprise to us. In our opinion, he has done a great job of getting involved at school.

Most of the kids at my kid's school leave during the break. She's not coming home because we're far away, so she's going to visit friends at a nearby college. A lot go home though.

It’s called a break for a reason. Let the kid enjoy the comforts of home for a couple nights.

Our freshman daughter is coming home. Happy at school and also looking forward to seeing our dog, sleeping in her bed, chilling out. I think it's good to have a break from communal living.

Both my adult children (married, unmarried, in college, working) come home all the time - breaks, weekends, holidays etc. Our house is the mother ship, their permanent address in some ways. When we are gone from this earth, then this will end. Till the time DH or I am alive...this house is my children's home. Also, by extension - this house is also open to their spouses and our future grandkids.

Yes, unfortunately her break coincides with that of three of her best friends so I doubt we will see much of her.

Also the plan was to change out summer clothes for winter but it seems like it’s going to be hot forever.