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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. & q9 O* G3 l) V6 L' N
, W4 h% q. C* p& E" v9 fPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. 2 ^! @3 g' J. ]) t8 i/ q% c4 L5 n
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.2 v- e- v+ s2 S7 Y) O
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
' D6 E, S1 f( B; ?M: Why are YOU sorry?# j4 j3 T9 J2 p
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.; y2 h" C e2 J& Z- O
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.4 e9 E& H+ q4 q* l
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
C6 K6 l& [/ e3 pM: What do you need me for?# d; k! c" u/ L) o
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. ; W5 ?# D( h+ @3 {
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? 8 Y* h* L7 i+ i% |2 z E! W
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).4 l9 q; \ j1 ]8 t% C
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).( \6 m; G7 n2 \1 v- r
M: S, do you love Mama?
; I& T- B. d# d ^' GS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).9 i' h$ E$ m( N1 V5 X1 h5 j# T% L) C
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?" f$ B! S: ~4 W, K" `6 h9 j
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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