Thanks, sallymom. Actually, I've been giving it some thought and I may have figured out why it feels so important to me. DS6 can be so. much. work. His intensity can be absolutely exhausting for me, maybe because I'm also intense and I get really affected by his feelings and reactions. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely adore him for who he is and I cherish him (and DS4!) every day. But I think deep down, I'd like to know that there's a positive flipside to the drama, that there's a logical explanation for it, and that it has its upsides.

Make sense to anyone?