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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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Prior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. 7 L9 u1 d' Y- C# j. u! A# f, g% N$ ^
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$ J" G+ r) }3 {- d# tS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.0 E- O. \7 L8 e9 U3 P
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.8 ?4 O0 M: z% W3 c
M: Why are YOU sorry?
N, G" N# ~9 f. ]D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.$ f0 j( _$ i7 L, P1 p' `
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
a1 S* Q) W: V6 j/ B* wD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. 6 I" T% v9 g8 ]$ I& b; D( h. W
M: What do you need me for?
: V9 c9 Y9 W2 E" v* lD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
7 v/ ~8 _$ m8 j" M5 U; i, UM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
4 s$ K0 _. t. H: mD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
6 U# Z, E& V8 o1 C; i, sS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).7 x- F% n1 w0 h& V" d2 ~2 @4 |* ~
M: S, do you love Mama?
/ ? {* \3 F; d* R' dS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama)./ u# t0 W8 n3 h% v
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
/ {; K" r( S' n& R. A; ZS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
! p& R. Q' @! o* u: H/ D, {- ~M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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