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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. z W: A8 O( X1 u
- }6 w% a q6 B& L- M2 PPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior.
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
( T. T6 u, Q" \( V# MD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
8 {& I! `. ]; V! HM: Why are YOU sorry?
1 U( Q% U' W' X5 k! \; LD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
5 ]! `/ U9 Q, K* A( L& pM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
. [/ \2 Y: S( M9 }' \' k9 b7 OD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. - Q z9 J, N* E# o6 G
M: What do you need me for?) T; @. k, r, u) x
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
/ p2 w' q! S7 d/ n) f5 kM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? - W8 i. J/ e1 N1 K! w
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
1 P: |7 {; b: Y4 D+ |S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).6 n& M/ v3 R2 r. u; R+ e0 U
M: S, do you love Mama? 0 }% @( h$ S* E4 \/ g4 E8 J
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama)., v9 X# O# R$ @' o: U
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
" K+ Z/ K* ^$ G+ w$ R7 X5 V' j- I3 ^S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
7 r) s. G- R3 X7 E* C: _M: (sigh of relief).
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4 ^6 }2 h9 ^( @7 VOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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