Balin's Breakdown

It is official, and without argument, Balin is a complete mommy's boy. Now this isn't a completely bad thing. It has been proven that Gracie is a daddy's girl, so it is only fair that Angie should share the joy of this obsession.

Last night it was quite beautiful out around 6:30pm. We had finished supper and Angie decided to go outside to do some things (feed the birds, rake leaves, weed her flower beds). Anyways, Balin just fell apart. He was so upset that she would leave him. I took him to the window in the den and opened it (Megan had broken the screen out of it in one of her many attempts to break into the house after locking herself out). Angie came up and he just broke into laughter. When she turned to walk away, he burst into tears again.

We've also had episodes (more often than I would hope) that when Angie leaves he goes to the backdoor and pounds in it while crying. It is funny how heartbroken he is when she leaves. That said I begin to worry what life for him is going to be like once Angie finally finds a job and goes back to work. I have a feeling I'm going to have the youngest person ever treated for a nervous breakdown living in my home.

I hope he shakes this soon. While at times it can be funny, it is mostly sad watching him just completely break apart whenever she leaves. She loves the little guy, but even the most loving mother needs a break from her kid once in awhile.