Dad - you and I were thinking on the same page again - could that be dangerous (ha ha).
Wanted to say too that while these boys are searching for a connection, their constant demands may not be on purpose but more a need that has to be answered (some days my soon to be 14 year old wears out that MOM word and he's been around all but 2 days of those years!).
One thing that I do when we have a "spell" with that "come here" thing, is after the second day of it give him the # of times I will run so he thinks ... do I want her now or should I wait ... probably sounds silly but it does work ... start it out as 3 times in the morning and 5 times between lunch and dinner that you will run to see or hear about something ... or they can come to you ... often I think they are actually consoled when you go to them as you fill that need ... and with time security will set in and you'll only have a time or two of it ... except on the days when they wear that MOM out for whatever reason may be that usually disappears the next day ... and then you get the "what do you want"
when checking on them ... kids!!!
Happy New Year to all!