Hyper-Complex Emotional Response Syndrome

I believe I have passed down a gene to Benjamin that may cause Hyper-Complex Emotional Response Syndrome. While not currently a diagnosis with in the realm of psychological disorders, I think it soon may be.
We made a new friend this week. Her name is Emily. The friend not the baby. She is Ben's age, but being a girl, Rachel and her really hit it off. On Wednesday Benjamin and Rachel went to her house to play for the first time. Around the exact moment I had settled down on the couch with a book, baby Emily was asleep you see, Benjamin came crashing through the door closing it with as much strength as he could muster.
I looked up in surprise. "What's wrong."
"They don't care about me!" Benjamin was fuming. I mean real steam escaping his ears. I tried to explain to him about how they were girls and so they had a lot in common. Most of it fell on deaf ears but I soon had him pacified by a Fairly Odd Parents cartoon.
Later that night I went out. Nate was at home manning the fort.
"Dad, can I go back over to Emily's house?"
"No. Dinner is just about ready."
Nate left it at that, thinking it was over with. He continued with finishing up the dinner prep and then called the kids to the table. No response came from Ben. Nate proceeded to look all over the house. Ben likes to play hide and seek just to irritate us. Ben was nowhere to be found. Nate finally asked Rachel if she knew where Ben was. "He went outside."
Sure enough, Ben had headed back over to Emily's house. He had a mission to accomplish and no one would get in his way. When I talked to Emily's mom the next day she said when he arrived he walked in there front door, without knocking, and proceeded to inquire about Emily. He needed to talk to her. When he found her he sat down next to her and asked "Did you just not want to play with me today, or do you not care about me?" Obviously, poor little Emily didn't know how to respond. Her mom saved the day by talking to them about how they all might try harder to play all together tomorrow. Emily's mom said Ben reminded her of Dr. Phil in his approach to finding out Emily's feeling for him and was very sweet. Apparently he had rid himself of his steaming ears earlier.
So this is our Ben. Full of emotion, which is sometimes beautiful and other times worrisome to behold. We love him. I am sure he will suffer serious heartbreak in his lifetime because of the complexity of his emotions, but hopefully they will also benefit him by means of allowing him a greater measure of love and compassion for others.