That outside thing bothers and hurts me (believe me, I know I'm ridiculous in that regard)...it sorta seems like he is feeling really hurt and like maybe he won't be missed and isn't really wanted anymore. Maybe he needs extra, extra coddling, cuddling and reassurance that he is loved and needed and wanted. I'm thinking you need to make a big deal of him--ongoing and a lot and regularly. I think maybe he's feeling displaced (not anything you're doing or not doing necessarily); I've learned through my Piper, that these little ones are extremely sensitive and that sometimes when their feelings are hurt, it takes a lot of making up on our part to make everything ok again. We know he's loved, etc, but maybe he's feeling like his little world has gotten all tipsy-turvey and he's a little unsteady because of it... |