an extra layer

B. now refers to K. as a kid with an extra layer.  All of the Collins boys are very even keeled.  As Pappy says, "you have to practically kick Pat in the knee to see any expression from him."  B. says that it may keep him from experiencing intense joy, but it also keeps him from sadness.  K. did not get the memo that Collins boys are supposed to skip the emotion and just go on with life. Here are some examples

1) During dinner we have a rule: you have to drink your milk and eat your vegetables before you can have dessert.  K., for some reason, picks and chooses nights whether he is going to fight us on drinking his milk.  This particular night, we had told him a good 22 times to drink his 5 sips of milk.  He looks at me, "you happy, momma?"  "Nope, K. you need to drink your milk."  He looks at Daddy, "you happy, daddy?"  "Nope, drink your milk."  He looks at his lap with two giant tears,  "Nobody happy."

Seriously, how do you not laugh at that?

2) We drove to Gramps' house this weekend for Gramps' birthday.  Riding in the car, A said, "awww man, I have a hangnail.  We get out of the car and K. is pouting.  "What's wrong, K?" I asked.  His reply was, "I so sad."  OK... "Why?" I said.  And, the emotional response, "A. have hangnail."

B. looked at him like he was insane.

3) When making dinner, A.'s job is to set the table.  K. puts out the vitamins.  The adults used to have our vitamins at night though since we did our 24 day Advocare challenge, we started taking them in the morning. Apparently, K. takes this as a personal offense.  Every night he cries that we don't need our vitamins.  One particular night, he tried to give them to B.  B. just simply said, "thanks, Buddy, but I don't need them now."  K. ran to the other room, knocked over a chair and then sat in the middle of the floor not speaking to anyone.  Completely silent.  If anyone walked near him, he turned over and put his head on the floor.

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Again, an extra layer.  Who is that expressive over a piece of pizza?  It's gonna take a special lady to handle all of that emotion.  On the bright side, he may be VERY romantic