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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. - f4 q' p$ V5 A' F6 ~9 u7 S
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
' d) p: ?2 P) I2 |D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.+ U' i0 c! F: x+ O8 X
M: Why are YOU sorry?1 `5 Y. @9 w" P0 s8 ]
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
5 W+ N( l; l5 Z# B& ~ R+ b" \# dM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.- ~) c) F* m1 c6 |& Z0 K) b
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. 8 }4 ?7 j' b7 u& c3 }
M: What do you need me for?) u. V- F; H! f! x: W O9 m
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. ; O/ t$ s: ?1 ?. q6 n; D
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
" g8 ^% L' v6 s# W7 o' K! V2 zD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama)." ?( a1 ~, T2 x/ C
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
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, ^! e6 V& ]# E0 x# Z O& p# gS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
4 t8 M, S! d# J9 M8 n( ]6 PM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?' f1 m( ~% B# [+ q1 A$ W: U
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
$ W: p8 e& N' b( A qM: (sigh of relief).1 n! G! d% D& K$ F+ o2 k
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