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This evening after dinner, I (M) was sitting with my daughter (D, going to be 4 yrs next week) and my son (S, 2 yrs +4 months) at the table.
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4 ~ }/ I( r! Z: @; W; S# _Prior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. 8 z4 o' ]. K* o8 b- g$ W) T8 X
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
" C1 S! n# b: [7 a5 u% X* g4 ED: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.% _! {. ]4 h! ^
M: Why are YOU sorry?
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! v. F' `. F/ ~# a( |+ BM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
5 L0 H/ \0 e* v, lD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. $ D( f; e2 X! F0 t
M: What do you need me for?
2 `8 ~1 n/ M* n P. W0 _D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. 2 D, ^, ?- ]9 k
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? 7 w3 M1 a5 C; P" q* P
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).% i& i0 V/ u& I" i
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
+ E3 i7 A. D3 wM: S, do you love Mama? 9 P6 m; s. e( T" ^ V2 l
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).* T8 P& D0 q+ [9 s5 M3 Z+ Z0 J" u3 c
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?+ q K1 ?( i6 ^2 v6 I" U z
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
: w1 o w! ~; H i7 NM: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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