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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. 3 M" c1 C. L0 ]5 O
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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.
; Z$ J2 E8 F7 ?' QD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.6 e+ A' i$ x( B
M: Why are YOU sorry?
! A2 d% m: }# ]% v1 `' o( [D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
2 N: A3 G4 s3 r' i/ u9 Q5 XM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.8 Y; x I: @/ ?) s; }
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. & e# k+ [ J M5 X
M: What do you need me for?+ X/ e+ }2 Z3 [% [) _4 t1 ^
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
1 K- i8 [8 _) l! RM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? 5 `$ l/ S [* f. I
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
7 C6 p# ^" p4 @1 J5 [S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).( ?1 S" h! [0 I) W$ x' F! e
M: S, do you love Mama? 8 S7 e. W. Y. \6 J' w: ]9 H
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
, a/ K. p8 e# C, o zM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
s9 C# g* p) a' U% b- ES: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
1 G" N0 G0 ^: Y6 z N& K, ]M: (sigh of relief).
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