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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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0 y- V5 W& b; N4 v0 b' ES: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.9 J6 E0 H1 i, L3 _( ~& Z1 U
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
: s' Z+ r- u/ u( @- ?M: Why are YOU sorry?
3 E; y6 z, r0 dD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.+ j! {+ [- Q K3 d* k* e5 A; G
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.) R8 M! X/ z$ L3 T
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. + J( P" o0 ?+ r0 T
M: What do you need me for?
6 j1 }# b% x; Z; |2 VD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. ! ]! n7 {9 U5 O0 e
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
7 M, N/ b7 o3 c: a% Q6 g# iD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
+ L* H3 N ]5 V* f4 y5 F$ e9 b9 I0 aS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).9 k2 p0 _" |/ y2 W: D, T
M: S, do you love Mama? ! B$ m: r! E* f6 S
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).2 c% S( y' E8 i; ~' v
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?2 b E& a$ f& M3 X. H
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.% k" Y( Y0 E( S. z
M: (sigh of relief).
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, [, Z% P' z" [& D' P% YOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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