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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. ' m G; Y" I& `5 W L' A 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.
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8 J) U8 K3 c7 h( q* wS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you. @& V8 n5 D$ P
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry." @3 i6 _$ Q% o* S4 F# m& s
M: Why are YOU sorry?6 \: n) D( h# L- N7 X. I- W
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
4 P! R* E/ N3 T8 }# ]1 UM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
2 H, e7 L+ t. u. w0 E) M* DD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. 5 y* G$ V$ P ~6 }4 T& i' `! P
M: What do you need me for?/ K& R8 s9 C* n' T" D
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
. _) v7 ?) T0 A& o' \7 N, N7 [- QM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? ) ~' t) A8 c/ p# f( ^5 d) M
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
1 a' ^1 E- H# J. ^3 g( S# ?! vS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
) d2 `' L6 q" V/ G8 G- n4 JM: S, do you love Mama?
1 j% n8 n; z; T" F0 V) GS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).# F2 _, N) ?; t# \' m/ K( U# F
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?! e0 s7 d( A' T. b6 z
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
" U) ]6 o0 H% dM: (sigh of relief).1 g, n6 Z, p; a6 p/ s; U& l
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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