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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.
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# R9 E+ x, U5 _% g" I. @# l; hS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.: m, l. D! E7 e- F% J5 ~0 r& B
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.- i+ |1 e( Q; i5 r( e
M: Why are YOU sorry?9 L# r. v, m3 S$ X& B& Z
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.' M; `6 e3 i$ L
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
* W" ?8 \* ]8 H7 r. yD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. + c0 O4 k* g6 X; y( k
M: What do you need me for?' G8 X/ t4 D, y# A2 [$ e
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. & \' z* Y5 }; @# S; `
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
; S7 `- D M1 [* wD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
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8 i' m5 G: t E% x4 jS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).' T4 g" E/ G9 ~
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
7 S6 ~0 r6 U8 p0 F# K7 O1 r1 iS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
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