What is it about balloons? DS6 is not a particularly sensitive child but has broken down more than a couple of times after losing balloons - either by popping or by floating away. He always refuses balloons at carnivals or birthday parties - helium or not. I think this is related to when he was a toddler and sobbed uncontrollably during the Teletubbies show when Tinky Winky's ball of string unravelled...