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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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8 i; }3 n& u# Y8 ?Prior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. 0 F. C( H( W' C, E
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
\! f9 w( _! u% R6 BD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
8 x" I9 L# ]' ~9 @" \9 D2 [M: Why are YOU sorry?- F& D Y G( a
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you./ K7 h+ q0 ~" g' ^' e# U7 B
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
7 q6 u! c# H! N( \D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
# a6 b3 S4 |" O7 }* C2 WM: What do you need me for?. i; l8 t! ]" n/ Z' I) _* t$ d! {
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
0 T1 r( Y3 T+ A# o1 A+ NM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? 9 b0 N) {! z' D9 j. {4 c' N5 _) f
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).! |! \2 t7 m. L. k; y4 F% r: ?& o7 Y
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).9 k, r1 e. r9 ?2 x$ F
M: S, do you love Mama?
Q% [! r' x, d1 D! p* R) BS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
. `3 X- S/ h2 Y1 Q2 J3 VM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?* l- y+ S/ h7 O: ^/ o8 N8 V7 n3 @
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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