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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. * r% i: W% g; K% ~
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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. 5 J" Q$ ^3 B: [5 f
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
( ?# S" v! T% P/ I) y- m) BD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.. ]2 X4 ^/ h. ]+ L7 \" H5 E
M: Why are YOU sorry?0 d- B1 J' ?* S+ V+ \/ r8 @
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.& D0 L' d7 z3 G- b3 l2 L1 m, Z
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
, l1 `9 Z4 W$ ND: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. & M# d1 A5 k$ j
M: What do you need me for?7 {8 t# b: Q* i4 Y* K5 p; S
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
1 Y& v( j! g4 LM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? 8 R# ?% \# j. v) r, k {- V- a
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
9 P5 g% c+ X1 x+ gS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).7 n$ c' o7 P% j7 ^
M: S, do you love Mama?
3 ?! J: n2 A2 F- HS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).! L; ~! n, L K' R. ^
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
4 f6 t' y0 J$ x2 A1 H+ i: oS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
0 M- U% Y" k+ f9 JM: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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