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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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, V) D5 c: ?0 \' D% j8 APrior 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.- r7 F$ m' A/ `3 P
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.# _/ S+ z4 ~% U
M: Why are YOU sorry?
$ u' `1 W( i0 P/ U; A2 oD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
4 ^. u, i: ~$ b. DM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.8 e; Q! `% \7 W4 l9 ?5 p9 m+ E6 y( V
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
/ ]; [, |9 h4 `M: What do you need me for?4 {- p. U. O7 P' h
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. # z' a3 Z$ o' `5 E. |2 t5 T
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
2 O1 }5 d, z& W5 r0 SD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
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M: S, do you love Mama?
8 u9 D9 u4 J& C0 B1 {" d( yS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
$ ?; z" e7 L/ w kM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
$ U" n8 N. ^$ zS: (turning back to Mama) Yes., _' s n! h0 Z! g6 T" Q6 d
M: (sigh of relief).
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; n! [ c1 ?; `Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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