Am I overreacting, or does my host family just not like me?
I’m an exchange student and I’ll be going home in 5 days, but I’ve been feeling terrible for a long time.
My host mom is kind and clearly cares about me, but my host dad is very distant and quiet with me. The thing is, he only acts like this towards me. He talks normally with everyone else, which makes me feel like I’ve done something wrong.
Because of moments like these, i feel very bad. The problem is that I worry they think I stay upstairs because I don’t want to talk to anyone, when in reality I stay there because I feel uncomfortable and unwelcome downstairs. I often have nothing to do there except sit in awkward silence.
I don’t want to bring this up with my host mom because I know she’ll probably tell the rest of the family, and since I only have a few days left, I don’t want to create drama or make anyone unhappy.
I’m crying a lot these days and I honestly don’t know if I’m being too sensitive, if this is just a cultural difference, or if they genuinely don’t like me.
Has anyone else had a similar experience with a host family? Am I overthinking everything?