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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. $ N6 B) K; D; N" z$ F& U4 A, \
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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 U9 P5 E: Y+ U, K* |! l; {" fS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.5 m* H3 ~, z' ]4 s" `
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.; h7 ~0 l9 k9 [4 W k
M: Why are YOU sorry?
: S4 w/ C1 m* _5 LD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
6 x$ {2 v. t$ A( Y4 ^) D1 |" xM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
( s5 O) y0 J, l2 A9 ?& AD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. 3 @% j0 {2 {" S( Q
M: What do you need me for?
2 i, M$ o7 S2 {3 i! eD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. 6 f$ u% }6 u. h
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
" w7 {/ o5 D% Y- E$ b+ @* E7 W/ LD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
" @' x4 G# p( g1 v/ W& v2 H1 eS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
" a# A* I4 i8 |7 v4 HM: S, do you love Mama? . I" z; ]7 M& P
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).: R7 ~3 c' f: O; U. \
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?$ B! p+ g2 |/ b) j( i
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
! u9 t1 d5 D. F/ g. E1 c) gM: (sigh of relief).
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