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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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; K3 b$ _( r, w( U# oPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. " t U8 r( _7 e2 g
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( ]( w5 [8 t* k, {! l# K3 ~S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
- D6 m" c7 j0 ?: E% [* V% wD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
+ t/ Q& S( }# P8 ^. n( ~M: Why are YOU sorry?+ [) ?: [# g8 m2 n9 u
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
+ n6 Q) ^% B r- H8 IM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
f% i7 V" P4 B/ PD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
( e2 l. P6 O9 d- P( p. L8 jM: What do you need me for?6 j( l r4 d# W+ X( l8 c, D
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. + N' X! y( B' `7 d- }
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? : h5 C4 j- W; ^1 a, i9 V
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama)., E) y; w* x; q3 i
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).: }! v' A F0 d2 ~
M: S, do you love Mama?
+ A+ g- `! W( M+ gS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
0 `& u- J# W1 z* b- Q0 c' {M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
; O; L6 ^; P* u( ? Y) L( KS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
% T* Q! n6 [- e4 g1 R; j" JM: (sigh of relief).& \6 w4 J1 F+ i/ }2 Q; }7 T3 Y0 g
3 I) j v6 E' b! q+ ZOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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