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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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3 ~0 E# y6 P+ z mPrior 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.
: X p$ ^" u( e, X) \% \ rD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
" p W R" l1 U/ y( C" EM: Why are YOU sorry?
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' T3 I! Z4 v/ C6 |- vM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
8 ~3 b: o" W4 Y( o) ?9 e0 dD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. ) T# B6 o) q; W" h
M: What do you need me for?
8 U& q7 V4 I. ~2 Y9 d9 p1 B |D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. $ }. T. r% o" @
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? 0 y' `- q$ A/ M! K# \8 ^# P
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
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8 i. p* z7 e0 M4 Q2 c# e8 o LM: S, do you love Mama?
* V4 F+ e: c& Z7 X& |2 V. K4 |S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama)./ N- q3 S, z$ q, l3 ?% A
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
: e2 T& s, t9 o4 |; S- X7 FS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.7 ?3 T2 o3 P- m' V
M: (sigh of relief).! P% e1 q* z9 s6 _) z- P8 o& j
2 ~( w, r9 G& R* A/ Q3 m* MOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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