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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. 5 N* _/ u% V2 a
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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. $ c+ Q# X# u* b) `7 U
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
7 ]4 ?& {! u' J$ {& l8 KD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.2 D$ o; S* E6 [3 x% m4 P% z/ z1 [; d
M: Why are YOU sorry?0 p9 ^! f' _5 G1 ~
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.# |3 W8 d4 W @
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
H# l* u; `) z! _: X# u8 L0 vD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. 2 w# ~ F p2 d: d1 x
M: What do you need me for?
5 O# Z6 U4 D0 ]$ u8 _9 x; BD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. 9 ]& R; m d3 H3 R" P! j& J' X
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
& Q% r, N- ?( O3 oD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).5 _& ]0 |$ C) c# p0 }# C
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing)." P \" B- u4 w$ Y
M: S, do you love Mama?
8 ~9 E# O: N' F% u! tS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
7 q8 o( T7 H: KM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
4 ~+ s) o6 {" mS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.' T4 L+ s$ [* q6 l9 A3 a8 V' k4 K
M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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