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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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% q9 g, k) t, X3 ]% i; kPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior.
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" `% Q7 r2 d$ E+ FS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.4 T: P* U$ m* f, U9 Q( h
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
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3 C' V" B+ s+ t: gD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.0 N) b; d9 O0 ]& @& L8 C
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
@1 W6 C5 `( S' ND: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
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( Y- ^8 H0 O5 r& h& S! BD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. * }5 G- M; I* j/ Y+ R6 b
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? " a; V* i3 M" ~; g
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
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S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).6 O' d& a& J+ m+ ]( N
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
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M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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