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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. 7 e9 z9 |* w- a! Q/ X" B# s
4 r6 |9 _6 }- P- l% f v# a+ kPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. - z+ P e5 e# J7 V+ u9 `" O; }
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; u4 y' ?0 `0 ^- wS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.5 Z# D4 C- C+ Z% X$ l6 t
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
: c! @/ y( h; R7 o% lM: Why are YOU sorry?& @! r3 ?9 r" |5 ?! j2 }
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
8 l" I a5 q* D# p# O' _- pM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
/ J+ m; ~8 P5 aD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. # H- n' u- X) R* \ |1 j( D
M: What do you need me for?
) i+ i7 e4 v( w/ B% J+ v/ h" SD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. # y2 q9 U7 N! ]4 `/ ]
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
" z* w$ _1 E3 m, ^D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).0 d2 w; p5 {' G o G$ m
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).0 A7 E$ `+ b: _
M: S, do you love Mama? ! P3 E* ?; ? E; z
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
5 E( f3 L0 K( H9 F# v! `+ d8 dM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?) B. _6 m. a. n: \
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.! {. G8 N5 W/ k1 H. T
M: (sigh of relief).: Q" t: V5 u9 H8 \7 F x: o
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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