I just stop laughing Momtogirls! I swear you live in MY house!!! Except DD8 has already learned to be stoic and was always more tolerant and easy going. She hides her intensity and it comes out in bursts, usually at school as some inappropriate behavior *sigh* DD4.5 was my constant crier. I used to take her to a drop n shop and this one poor young man would have to wear her in a Baby Bjorn the WHOLE 3 hours! Sometime between 2 and 3, if you ever disagreed with or denied her something, this child with a huge vocab for her age would literally just SCREAM in your face!
They are both intense, just in different ways. Two kids can have the same or similar test scores but still be miles apart in personality and what works for them.
Skssftly-I don't think it's a boy girl thing so much. We have a friend who's son is very forthcoming with his emotions and expressing his sadness or displeasure at school. He's never hid that from his mom. My DD8 has literally JUST started opening up to me in the past couple of weeks, probably since she is starting to believe me that I am fighting for her and listening to her...I think I finally just asked her enough questions that she feels I really AM interested. Have you tried asking him to draw or relate the feelings to you in a way he might be more comfortable with?
