I agree, it is lonely which is why I think he still carries around like 10 stuffed animals where ever he goes. I believe he thinks of them as his friends. He sleeps with like 20 on his bed all around him every night. Has named them all.
Another draw I think the Doc has to me is my girls because it gives him someone to play with. The problem is he doesn't know how to play with other kids, one on one, because he has never done it before. He doesn't know how to give and take or share. That's what hit a frustration level with my daughters which is when I told her we needed to chill out for a bit with all the family time.
In her mind she never played sports and as a Doc feels that she turned out just fine, successful, etc.. She has an older sister though which is certainly different. The Doc herself though is not a social butterfly.
I have no doubt that she loves him very much though. She takes him places by herself, last summer they went to several water parks just the two of them he is just lacking in social interaction with kids his age. A couple of weeks ago she made cupcakes with all three kids, she made popcorn and we all watched movies together, she got my girls presents for Easter. She has seen my oldest a couple of times when she has got sick and doesn't charge us for the visit. When she goes to the store she is always asking me if me or the girls need anything. I could go on but I think a lot of it has to do with her being stressed to the max and working 60 plus hours a week getting her practice off the ground and now this Covid-19 situation has made things for her 10 times worse.
