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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. ; C7 ]; Q! D) l4 T4 B
: ?+ p; C1 y+ o2 n" U/ l! lPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior.
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1 E7 {: G D0 f8 hS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.1 g+ Y/ O1 t3 \" K5 _- v4 e* e
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
5 U U3 p0 V7 O' q& }/ lM: Why are YOU sorry?
" |8 `' x3 r: W5 J' p$ eD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
; }, F8 v% ?) A& ]: d; QM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.' J! P8 q* Q/ u, f4 e3 }9 _3 Q
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
5 ~# @& f, s% K/ ?* P* O( cM: What do you need me for?! H7 T+ c1 k. F5 v. _
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. ) M9 o% P; s' t; n v' M
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
; d( c* i" p" w' T( `, R9 k) }% H/ TD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).! `+ b4 `9 ?- a6 Z! @+ j$ q; A, w1 y
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).# v1 v; F; x) x' q6 a, ^1 j
M: S, do you love Mama? 4 d# s! f. x; j3 d8 i
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).$ h# [1 Y/ m" W% r2 K" S
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?7 x$ I5 q+ j: U8 U
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
$ N w+ E, s" y( AM: (sigh of relief).+ U7 K; M- ?! l! _! ]; z6 z
5 o/ x$ M# G7 l+ t* e8 A) j; jOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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