Add me to the pile of nutcases!
I don't have any children, and so I do lavish abnormal amounts of attention on Roxie. My family does think I take it overboard, and they make their comments often. Heck, you should have seen my mother's face Christmas Eve when Roxie jumped up on the couch to sit with me. Roxie sleeps on the couch ALL THE TIME, so it was no big deal to me, but my mother looked horror-stricken!
I think you responded well to your son. You have something that makes you happy, and that should make HIM happy.