Sidd: 'I feel confused'

I think my son is turning into a sensitive little guy.

After a week in Calgary with my parents and brother, he's started indicating that he's got strong feelings of missing people.

In Calgary he was missing Yoyo's mom, and got a little down when he was asked to do a little tai chi 'demonstration.'

He was bummed when my brother went back to Calgary and almost refused to say goodbye, but eventually ran and gave him a big hug.

Then me and Sidd went sledding with friends, and then he had to say goodbye to them. We left and he looked at me seriously and said, 'Daddy. I feel confused.'

Never heard him say anything of the sort before, and was pretty surprised that he even picked up the word 'confused.' I'm pretty sure he's wondering why people have to say 'goodbye,' and end the good times. He concurred that he was thinking of my brother.

We Skyped my brother and dad, and he was downright melancholy when he announced to each of them, 'I miss you.' Poor guy.

Then he was out of sorts at bedtime, swinging from, 'Daddy, go away. I don't like daddy,' to crying and saying he loves me.

[i admittedly needled him a bit beforehand when he was trying to challenge me, saying, 'Daytime is for sleeping.'

'Actually, you're right. You can have a nap in the daytime.'

'Don't say, "you're right!"'

'OK, want me to say you're wrong?'

'Yeah. Daytime is for sleeping.'

'You're wrong.'

After a bit of this he broke down and finally went to sleep.