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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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6 Q! \, ^$ D9 F/ J# j) wPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior.
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9 g* y; g5 j1 e9 HS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
/ V2 Q9 k" H& D9 S% B& CD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
2 s6 j' f9 H3 B. g" W0 K& W6 u6 qM: Why are YOU sorry?
* s0 q4 y" X- U/ kD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.: F! @5 F1 O+ k
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.9 L$ J, L3 d; n* a- f% h
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
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1 M1 K g6 u, U; R6 p& n, K8 U( `8 CD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. + |0 Z1 {! v s) ]7 o) M9 D7 `
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? # Q" A8 u; U. T) M4 b2 G
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).4 g! \1 e4 y# T& g
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).# t5 }# Q% I' n2 U. H, R
M: S, do you love Mama? , A) J- m$ I/ v2 r- ?8 ]9 o
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).% @1 |/ _6 b2 ~
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
# y* J: |/ Y. u; L7 KS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
: `" r7 d/ ^# w6 w0 s$ R5 Z* pM: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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