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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. $ Z3 a' @9 p/ |) O* W4 }* x
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Prior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. . L! H! W! W" x" v+ [8 j
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5 e! k. f' F2 l% G/ OS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.# |# c; t2 ^, O8 C& g' h
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.' N2 G: n) P. i3 Q W
M: Why are YOU sorry?
! G8 r' z( a1 F+ C. k' fD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.& _$ ?/ }! K& Q: L9 ]7 t# d3 |/ I
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
+ H. P" H0 ?- D1 ?# ID: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
6 M5 D$ `! [+ g* xM: What do you need me for?
0 S9 m& q( ]+ y, BD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. . E+ D1 y, q7 t; g
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
8 |1 _3 f6 k$ r: g: h B8 gD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).1 i; e' Y3 e6 y; M8 B' o! V3 k
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).8 x0 i y; Q0 [
M: S, do you love Mama? $ S& U7 k2 Z) v
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
; C" d. l1 d4 m8 ?2 oM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
: v" n; ]5 {" E3 g" ~S: (turning back to Mama) Yes., X6 v9 f% g2 k' B
M: (sigh of relief).
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