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[quote=Anonymous]Curious if anyone else has dealt with this? My mother lives in a different state, and we see her several times a year. My son, as the oldest grandchild on my side of the family, has always been particularly close and bonded with her. He and my daughter (5) spent the week with her this past week over the break and came home yesterday. My son was emotional and weepy last night over the thought of her leaving and then today when he face timed with her after playing with friends for most of the day, he had a total meltdown. We ended the FaceTime, and he is now upstairs crying hysterically calling for her. He has had weepy times before after we go our separate ways, and it is always a challenge. My husband is super weirded out by the extreme emotion and has been as it has ebbed and flowed over the years. I feel caught in the middle. Our daughter who was there all week came home perfectly fine and not a thing amiss. She is also less sensitive than our son. He is just our sensitive empath, but, this honestly feels extreme. Anyone else deal with this? Have thoughts on how far we are on the normal to bizarre spectrum? I assured our son we would see her again at some point, and that everything is fine, but, I don't know what else to do. [/quote]

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