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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. " O8 K5 ]: L% u5 M) 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. 5 [& ^2 K* v& Y' A
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
0 C; ]3 g* o2 ZD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
B: D- L+ F( W0 G" f" j: d0 g8 i" \ wM: Why are YOU sorry?! m/ j8 o8 c( g% B4 m4 }
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.' U- D' z- U1 K4 B$ ~3 d
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.& C; ^6 `6 k3 h" `6 q
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
' I; L! p; `' A: F7 _M: What do you need me for?
0 a4 e( @8 W( WD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
1 a: l, u' S5 _. `M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? ; ]- q2 F/ D5 b7 P4 A
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).9 w) m5 L2 D: V. m! F- e6 J- l
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing)./ K) N4 t6 e( _$ z# p; j d
M: S, do you love Mama?
4 w; x1 N, s" N' y# K9 k4 G5 aS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
0 G2 o6 x! k9 h1 UM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?- b7 _: \/ j9 o' a1 Q1 ^ V4 R/ ]
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.0 p% k5 R$ R- x+ X2 Z& k" x- u% P( o
M: (sigh of relief).; M, L! g# }8 f3 o2 R
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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