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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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( j. c; v( K6 V/ qPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior.
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you." @0 n1 }# u* _$ n' e! [# |) v
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
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$ f9 X' C3 l& O6 e: FD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
+ W2 a9 K6 y6 X# @7 `) r8 aM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.# q# V# _& n4 u4 v) B% |
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. 8 Y0 a8 }+ _8 f9 v6 q5 \% E" r! p
M: What do you need me for?
' {+ D+ I# M) GD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
: F4 N0 J1 @" ~" Z" z! G: A4 ~M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? $ L; U. _$ r r6 c7 Y' l3 g
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
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8 Y' j2 [( S; ]% x8 d6 qM: S, do you love Mama?
3 V' h! C2 x# T4 { b8 x# A& z0 b2 ^7 AS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
5 G f Z8 B0 R) \: V2 yM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?- y0 R# {; G! q; l" G: v
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.! g4 b8 R, L3 j0 w$ @+ ^+ l! h
M: (sigh of relief).# h1 I3 h( k- [5 i: W
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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