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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.
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( |* I( E$ O+ o; v! FS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
, Z4 F0 E0 { XD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
$ H$ Z+ Z8 r' n7 MM: Why are YOU sorry?
% \+ m; ^, V: e: |: jD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
6 y! h2 u/ H( x" @ r' UM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
+ |# y8 G/ s7 z3 N& AD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. " Y6 H$ V; Y3 X9 ~
M: What do you need me for?2 B$ |/ ~1 }' u$ Q5 q
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. $ I/ p U% u" ]; p' j8 R
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
$ ~4 H2 c& H4 O& r5 QD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
: |2 v: _& c$ k% p2 Y gS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing)./ E Q6 {+ F3 H1 i. a& K9 r
M: S, do you love Mama?
+ B. I1 `8 h3 c* R) U* P: \0 W& q% pS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
& M( O1 l4 _5 Z" ~5 l* K# IM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
& p) X, B- `9 V( T1 x+ y& fS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.: W# M4 k, j% u+ U
M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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