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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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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you." t3 O4 d' D) M8 a) I
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.) Y9 C& R! F/ ?' ]$ m
M: Why are YOU sorry?
. J3 K; `) u& b9 }* _- x f7 aD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
7 b b) t% _) L3 S% W3 b% PM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
5 V0 [6 A$ [" U) BD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. 6 c% @) k9 a: b9 `
M: What do you need me for?
4 s; w3 t Z9 `9 L3 K" X1 kD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
6 O7 _" S* ]7 jM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
# v7 r, c) {8 Q* _1 ID: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
) C5 e3 Q/ u) y- S/ c5 k5 a1 YS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
7 y% u+ W3 i4 @/ \M: S, do you love Mama?
9 j* N/ U& ^; i& G# h( ~0 ^! r) ]S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
# T8 E; Z) G* G' _. X! t$ _6 BM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
' W% T4 w& r7 s1 C cS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.1 {3 \' k* @: J" e" r6 f
M: (sigh of relief).3 u& O a+ n# K5 |0 a4 g, f- M) ~
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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