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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. : e) o: b$ f: B& `. T" K) D3 S
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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. - \% N& \" u/ R
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
$ x6 U4 l9 |3 Z$ v- T+ T9 u( S# fD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.' B9 |0 w. G8 C% P. d, Z
M: Why are YOU sorry?
1 Q" u2 t3 N. W9 Q6 {) z1 _D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
, P, i1 u, Z {: \- yM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.) {* }6 V2 b0 e8 b9 S4 t
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. " L [6 b, y1 J7 Q
M: What do you need me for?
6 j& D+ s6 h$ ~& X3 t0 LD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. " g2 A: O8 @" C- L1 q+ a
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
% |8 u o" V: a( Z! Z0 GD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
6 V" Q4 M V( Z1 K( vS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).* O" d! `0 {* T
M: S, do you love Mama?
* e- D( U; S9 T* U0 z4 \3 T( Z$ ]S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).; a, ~9 q8 k( `" z7 C6 m; L% K
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
5 C! x8 O& c' X# s4 R- E' T4 \# pS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
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, C6 F& @4 `6 |8 TOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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