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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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* ^5 \7 }- b: t6 ^) w3 S! d6 cPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. ( T# ?2 B& P# g4 L# \$ D
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1 Q J: w! O0 r8 p9 ~' k/ K) p, bS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
0 U ]1 Z' [7 G# \. W# @5 k( Q) zD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
) l3 K3 s: [( I5 [/ PM: Why are YOU sorry?
" R- q" H G$ ~1 ]D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
" p$ h% P. G* {1 G: S$ rM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
4 G$ _1 W# n7 R; l& A5 ]7 \2 Z# _D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. % q/ v$ d* ?9 \8 B( c
M: What do you need me for?
) i, Z; v1 A& C' [1 y# l7 ^3 GD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
; v6 @2 N0 I _M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
6 `4 {1 D- k' G2 WD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).; @+ Z$ ~* i* t
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
: J2 `, w) Y$ _$ m2 X9 ~+ y; s/ DM: S, do you love Mama? y( x5 N7 `) ]3 s9 S
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).- Z8 |. [ |# S# z& r, q
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
7 W V/ y1 W% w& P* YS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.4 A8 f# p0 P [6 V" R/ D
M: (sigh of relief).
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J6 \9 g3 K% k2 L- B5 IOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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