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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.
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. k! u' J* F0 ]S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
, p( \, t$ R1 u3 J @; cD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
- l6 a& ~, c( ~% k" H1 T) D1 UM: Why are YOU sorry?7 @+ j' ]% X3 [3 _: n5 Z/ h/ [5 W
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
6 R" f5 E- R+ C* M& ZM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.7 j0 V* H* q% c. r* h
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
! k8 C, p6 z6 V9 ^1 L3 x1 h' nM: What do you need me for?4 o: L' t, p! x% v3 x( n, B+ R6 y; u
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
, W7 @4 ?+ X8 t% ~& ~8 W1 hM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? . ], _4 x) o( S9 }& \2 z% X5 Q& T% G
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).6 z: k7 w" [0 {0 z) l; I
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).- q3 m1 T! C& I$ S' W6 o$ _
M: S, do you love Mama?
, Z& W9 g- u6 y& iS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
9 g6 r4 J% p5 }* M: a$ {M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
& d3 t. s% R2 A1 B1 SS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
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