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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. 7 P" X4 ?& f0 W$ D/ H: m9 p
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
) Z! @+ b6 ?- BD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
2 D& L% ^4 U0 V& H, h. sM: Why are YOU sorry?
% \6 g1 P6 [" ]# V5 F. u1 X! f1 ^ iD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
( B* s+ |7 k! z- y$ P: [M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.& J% p/ R- x+ t1 L" p) M
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
3 R( i1 P) }' M j0 f( j1 sM: What do you need me for?* p1 L6 P5 `8 K+ R' r$ I2 y
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
5 ?/ \6 H% z% }+ m% V8 TM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? 7 m' h v9 Q5 z/ r$ j3 O
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
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5 x7 L) p% m! x) D) x. T0 X% D0 OM: S, do you love Mama? 9 N9 i( J' Q/ \9 f5 C g
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).$ Y L, k" d, F6 w+ D2 [2 B; w- d+ w' w
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?4 k7 ^" \5 { A i
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
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' Z( h( I: S, TOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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