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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. ; m( O& y \* B; d0 I
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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. O0 E: `3 t3 ]( `' \
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8 |, M$ H! P1 bS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
4 q! O& `8 Z" P% I8 bD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.0 h! H" q: C' v8 E5 x
M: Why are YOU sorry?
' G$ P! o& ^+ HD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
% W) ]3 D+ R6 g; V& [M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
4 L& @0 Y/ }7 ` C, d8 BD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
& v& z! m% {1 B5 \$ |; o2 aM: What do you need me for?5 `! N. V5 r7 }) A/ D5 ~
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
5 H/ h! B, {( p% [5 tM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
+ R) i% s" ]) G, K6 DD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama)./ B( w$ G3 n3 F$ ^2 e; s! f1 r
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
9 N/ A# O3 J' t& V% J* aM: S, do you love Mama? * A4 N- a0 v: l7 Z* j
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).* R* n9 n% K0 N' v2 p, g
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
, `9 _0 f/ `4 R$ d Y- o, f3 aS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
! N. {& Z" {0 W& u4 O- D. n% BM: (sigh of relief).
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/ z7 |8 K6 n$ o: P/ g& _ v( N2 WOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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