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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. 3 E7 W8 d' _! d6 I
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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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9 j1 L# V# K7 @. y$ M. WS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.! e, O0 Z& B; |; f* Y5 H2 T; \5 U
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.2 x* n9 T0 i( I% N& K2 ~7 P
M: Why are YOU sorry?
7 N) a7 g8 Z* K7 d1 A+ ZD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.' x+ X. o4 @! ?% p4 d4 b5 j; {& u
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.0 H/ v0 F% Z, {7 e) w' f9 ?
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. . @5 o! }% H F' K* M
M: What do you need me for?
+ x, g3 Q/ O- p: nD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. " J' q o% r; r. n) x, U
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
- p, G; n8 G0 v+ c4 N6 g) HD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).6 l, r- w0 T7 ^/ U' M5 q7 Z7 |6 Z
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
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- T& z3 I* _* O2 }% y+ eS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).) e7 `5 \; o1 I9 t' [& a- `
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
: X) A3 X. M" IS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
! L& m {& Z6 P7 Q, ?0 ^M: (sigh of relief).4 M+ f. f1 H' Y" F8 u
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