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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. / u: \; r8 w$ ]6 b9 V
% ^6 m* m/ m/ X: vPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior.
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2 n9 k( m/ U8 O/ Y; }S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.% x6 {" a9 M/ H0 v& y
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
, u$ P2 ]6 ^0 oM: Why are YOU sorry?
# ^0 d- |5 i$ ~+ [D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.0 \# m# ~. E1 R+ m \
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
" [1 a' U" _! e; u& z% `: z" mD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
& {% L- N+ r7 e+ PM: What do you need me for?
. j9 x0 d$ ~, _' g" c& ND: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
( D, w( c2 @/ w% M& _M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
- H9 g) I H& f9 j6 p0 ND: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).% m7 o9 \5 P2 t, q
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
% P. V* b$ i2 f. b1 l* ?4 WM: S, do you love Mama? / [! ~. N6 k' {, d
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
* g' h! e4 g- b+ c6 YM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
% E' `# A p3 w P* C6 d. s! j3 yS: (turning back to Mama) Yes." s- D B9 X5 r5 B
M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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