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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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9 ^9 j$ t F9 M9 OPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. ' I9 y" c8 @# b- _! g6 x6 K5 x
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.0 w% c6 e) q5 B( m) b8 m/ z
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.2 P/ Z4 k. P0 |# |/ ~ f3 L
M: Why are YOU sorry?
0 m+ V7 U2 j2 [& |7 R; f2 Y* aD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.' S% s4 E# s1 H( j2 P! O9 q' s) t
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
7 r' f4 g. F( ~# AD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
$ r6 ]0 Q+ \$ C' GM: What do you need me for?
i- S+ ^) f, [- Y# H; XD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
5 O! [. d6 n+ Y$ v( bM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
. o5 J3 G' V# @& l: pD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
( d0 R9 d0 M% y" i+ IS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
0 D' f4 ~2 a3 ^) O" pM: S, do you love Mama? : m5 I! Z: M! v& f1 w/ ?8 f# K* H
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).( f3 Q* J/ r4 u+ x6 y
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
+ Z9 v7 [3 {# s$ V0 zS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
' G w# C* U6 |" J+ Q0 rM: (sigh of relief).
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$ w& l# I. {' [9 L% GOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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