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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. : G6 B4 y1 B9 M5 a2 E
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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. % J9 v2 v% f/ @6 o5 d; b9 r# G
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' k2 |4 N2 C' ` v! T; YS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.9 I8 a9 j0 a6 g9 D% c6 P
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
8 V6 k5 L$ s; B7 `6 M% yM: Why are YOU sorry?' V' _) c; f! w' J% J8 C
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.: q& ?1 v; v8 Q( C; A
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
; c1 ]! h/ ^) T' dD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
6 I3 r, Q- v' t# n8 g# nM: What do you need me for?
. G& p/ h! t" ]9 G1 w, ?" A- r i1 ]! xD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. " F$ v& P7 z: P9 P" f- n
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
3 Q1 ~& u A5 dD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
: X' {5 O. W0 XS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).: }. h# }" ~& v5 s6 @3 j9 e) E
M: S, do you love Mama?
% ]7 m `/ z) q. ^: RS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).6 a* w# Y: p8 Z# g* u0 H+ ?
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?) m+ Y" H$ V4 \3 p
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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