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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. * V2 Y0 A" ^; U
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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.
9 [# S! @9 V v0 J. \! u; TD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
' J3 q. x: g) V' J3 g9 SM: Why are YOU sorry?
, L) A2 J+ A: {. J0 mD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.; N1 C$ n8 u, U6 w% h/ B& e' W
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
; r; K) w$ h- s7 `, l5 r4 A: GD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. " ~) n ~6 E: m( P; E1 t/ _
M: What do you need me for?7 d' c* B/ s( S3 f1 ^* l7 d
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. 0 ]' e1 x' p/ f2 J. Z" B: F: b3 L
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? * q0 g4 N3 j0 N% _" q3 k' D
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).9 ?% v4 s9 a+ N; O- l% l2 O$ B" ^
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
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S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
. e; K9 n" j3 vM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?; T3 F( x8 C, @6 ~
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.1 c0 @2 `& }8 ^. ?# L, `& X
M: (sigh of relief).7 J0 G* j, H, R) b2 [% h
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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