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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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Prior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. / y& n% c0 W+ A+ g% v; G
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% `/ Q3 h/ t: S+ N% ^0 Z) ES: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.% W- k H# Z- ^7 o: _" I
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
2 P! O/ d# V% }7 l% o( ^M: Why are YOU sorry?
0 n3 m0 I9 k6 O+ @4 \0 ` tD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
0 D! `& b* A. p8 l9 Z/ }& I4 |. LM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
2 r/ n6 S) n dD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. , O, S3 M' s0 R+ N7 F% x9 x
M: What do you need me for?' i( ^/ ^ G/ L, m
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
: z) R6 c6 d ~) hM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? * n# S% N8 _: d- q+ p6 p5 y
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama)." Q9 c! l# Z! \9 d1 B3 v) c. B
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
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9 Q7 \, l. y9 L1 |) f$ fS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
V8 Z/ F9 X* |3 iM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?* h+ T% y7 i, | \* T
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
1 c4 u) l$ r/ r+ f& R4 GM: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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