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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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0 g3 D) q5 C) v1 vPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior.
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5 J0 s4 t, o6 |5 }, AS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.% s$ q j+ I# i+ O! F9 {
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.9 O4 W+ u, j: q- ^# K% N, p
M: Why are YOU sorry?
5 T$ y( h% f4 s8 }6 [$ i3 WD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you., u9 O8 R0 \8 }: ]& e5 f/ \
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
/ u. j. n5 I5 ~8 a5 q' `; ~D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. ; s$ E9 [" e$ h" U" z3 e; k
M: What do you need me for?4 W& ^: n$ F" U; v8 d% _% k, R6 O
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
% D# b$ ^. g: v' t, M7 VM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? * A0 D, d1 u# x2 h+ A& m
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).0 K6 S; X3 `$ S3 N1 B8 C9 L
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
0 _- U( D7 v; ~. aM: S, do you love Mama?
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0 u, M& D+ i0 ^* aM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?$ {% ]' X. Y% ^% b
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
4 z5 m1 k& S* MM: (sigh of relief).% w; S0 ~3 o9 P/ p
9 j! D( |" o- C4 C- eOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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