Originally Posted by chris1234
did daddy tell him to take care of mommy by chance? wonder if he is being more cautious and wondering about things in great detail to live up to some idea like that...?

Apart from this, how was the separation handled? Parents often are their own worst enemies in this, because there's a tendency to over-dramatize. A parent worried about separation anxiety in their child can often act in ways that inspire it where it would never have happened in the first place.