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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 x+ L7 {9 q" r5 m4 e$ 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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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
E0 n |( z! n' I( R. h, N# ^D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
& a) g4 Y$ R% r, F8 U0 D9 NM: Why are YOU sorry?
( m; b1 Q( e) z9 [0 q2 l& ^ ^7 sD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
' R* w) N# ~$ _4 ~0 {M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.% U* k. X J' a! S
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
1 ~ W( i' i1 E1 ^2 u0 z% \) aM: What do you need me for?% e6 q C7 O; F) R3 K/ u
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
. t _: m+ _0 |% ZM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
$ q! q7 O6 K" J3 F1 `D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
# K0 v+ i# W- ^! a$ HS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
8 Y6 |1 X# G W! L4 OM: S, do you love Mama?
) C4 B* f+ e8 h; c0 \ E" A- @8 HS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).* s0 \+ @3 j) i) B' E, Y
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
3 C5 c, I: O1 i$ fS: (turning back to Mama) Yes." K9 P* {) C% A; f2 {/ x
M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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