I keep waiting for this to happen to us, but it hasn't yet.
I too would be torn between anxious protectiveness, and being happy for the uncle. Strange...no matter how you slice it! I'm glad that the uncle got to see B with you and that B was happy and healthy. 
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The quickest way to get a child's attention is for the parent to sit down and look comfortable.
I expected that there would be times like this - but I never thought they'd be so bad, so long, and so frequent.
Pressure can turn a lump of coal into a flawless diamond, or an average person into a perfect basket case.
I used to have a handle on life, but it fell off.
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