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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. 3 X4 F% j3 W4 S3 m. n3 j T
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" I, }+ C! J2 j& S) u4 ^* J3 a+ US: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you." Z9 E% K' j5 O+ B
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
: Q+ T% h' q K( ~. C$ OM: Why are YOU sorry?/ f5 r+ b, {0 a- m2 S/ G9 }
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
, i3 m$ c. N2 a. D7 _9 f x% o( TM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.! `0 [) K5 h1 s
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
1 D; N! t9 r# }, i, z( SM: What do you need me for?
" ^; s9 w9 M# X5 yD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. . D: ]$ q' y( d$ g
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
& {$ c4 e9 g" n: @( H& yD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
& K4 e" S: Y% R/ h2 I' oS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).' E7 [9 f; R+ K. V9 \$ G W2 @
M: S, do you love Mama? ) [* g+ L: z( z& \% q) V& `' _. u7 Y
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).1 A( |5 m- {- V3 C9 b A2 F" }
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
/ U2 m9 p( r. Q# ^$ yS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.6 c0 B3 j8 p5 B7 f% i, |* k
M: (sigh of relief).) T+ }/ A9 T# o. E% }# s
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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