K.M.
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the mind is powerful ... yes you can die of a broken hear too!
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My grandson is 6.. He goes to his dads on Thursday nights & every other week-end. He is usually ok with the arrangement. This year, that long week-end with dad fell on Christmas week-end. His dads family was celebrarting on Christmas Eve & he was suppposed to go home later that day. They ate at 11:00 am. & opened their gifts. He wanted to go home. By the time he went home, he had a headache & upset tummy. We all feel that he was homesick, just by the way he was acting. My question is, can someone of any age make themselves sick when they are homesick ???
I am really sorry that I asked. This has happened before, I am asking a simple question & the answers are mostly negative.
the mind is powerful ... yes you can die of a broken hear too!
Yes but it usually takes more time to get sick from being homesick. Try getting him to talk about his feelings more and try to work it out with him. Sorry he wasn't feeling well but he needs to know he is loved by all. Perhaps he worries about you. Don't let him take on that level of responsibility while being so very young.
"You all feel" he was homesick? He was home... with his father. He has two homes now, one with his mother and one with his father. You need to recognize that and not perpetuate anything that might stress that boy out when he goes to spend time with his father.
It sounds like he might have just had a long day, if not a long weekend, maybe ate a little too much candy and got a bit overstimulated as happens to every child on Christmas (even the ones who don't have to split the holiday between parents), and he felt the results.
I doubt he was homesick. So don't put that nonsense into his head. He was with his father on a holiday. Leave it alone. Let your grandson rest and let your daughter feel good about her son having spent time with his dad.
Yes, being homesick can make you sick. I have been there! It usually takes longer than one day but it can happen.
Not eating can also make you sick. I would say that this is probably more the case. If it were you and you hadn't eaten in 9 hours would you be feeling bad? I know I would, especially if I had also been active in those 9 hours.
Give your grandson some extra loving and understanding. It is hard to be the one that has to miss out on things because others are following the rules. Make sure he knows that EVERYONE involved loves him.
Hope this helps at least a little. Smile and give your grandson an extra hug!
Sounds like too much stimulation.
