2. You need to let us be alone sometimes
I need to be alone at times to avoid being an anxious mess. When I come home after class and work, the last thing I want is to be surrounded by a group of people. I’m tired and I need a few minutes to collect myself.
You need to let us do that without assuming that we are in a bad mood or mad at you. Most of the time, we are not in a bad mood. We just need some space. That’s it. It doesn’t mean that we are antisocial. We also love to be around people—we just need some time to ourselves before we can handle it.