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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 P$ v8 n5 q
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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. 6 f8 G7 k' H8 [* }2 S1 `
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$ i3 z7 y5 ?: n- {- Y" r7 zS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
5 c* N0 c% h. L6 M. k" D, k( e. YD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
2 {5 f4 P0 q) [* H4 m3 KM: Why are YOU sorry?4 ~6 n# @' I6 d* z
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you. H; x6 G9 G; t" r2 P9 ~1 s3 B( ]
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
6 N9 f s# {: k& rD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. ' o1 ~% j: o5 \
M: What do you need me for?5 E: j% R3 v$ ~
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
# I R/ y- P% w7 eM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
5 q" M' }, V! t# X& v* t0 _D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
5 [/ X2 M; W/ s% s6 bS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).- N+ ^6 P o1 V) n1 H. I. [1 J, j
M: S, do you love Mama?
' [# T. B: r% ?. l* WS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).- M, C' p6 T$ ~# N! j0 s5 D8 c
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
1 V6 E. a- Q$ ?S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
i0 n* t4 M" v d& VM: (sigh of relief)." _- U- J5 u. {( C. T1 v
$ L8 B" z" W6 E: SOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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