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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. ; g( ~; H, V( d+ Z% C1 I! L5 r
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4 R! \3 j, @+ I4 {4 |S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you." f5 Q+ a( Z& Y" i$ L& K7 _
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
5 I# B% u) o8 K' ?: jM: Why are YOU sorry?
- s9 |) {5 ^7 N }: J. X* ZD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.8 |5 J$ z5 j+ j
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
: i, V6 a, l3 s9 Q0 GD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
& a ~* ^+ {- o. u9 E# p4 NM: What do you need me for?
9 V- o$ S/ I/ u2 v6 Z5 ~9 i7 JD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
. f7 x1 K* u: a4 FM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
/ J0 \; G" @" N/ F3 s3 \D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
T' n. ~" I9 |$ j) jS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
8 g4 C9 u) u* g9 [M: S, do you love Mama?
% |6 B6 Z, N6 M. H/ xS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
3 `2 f5 y* M# }* }M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
8 ^: P7 j2 T& D( ?- ^- D2 J/ F' WS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.: V2 M B* Q& t' ?( f" M# T. R! L) Z
M: (sigh of relief)." g0 J* k$ u: D3 r
- F* v( M& J1 V! X3 @Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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