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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. 0 U) V, T; u: q$ R
1 a2 l/ A( L0 {0 VPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. & g0 Q. d9 y9 z$ v& E* p7 F
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.& N6 k5 E- Q( J/ k9 ^
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.3 \2 A$ o6 L( Y' h; B0 ?8 O
M: Why are YOU sorry?
3 \# l* ^3 h# T5 ^7 E! q! sD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
, j" O1 F# T, L5 @6 e/ ~M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.7 j* O1 N4 S9 R* n% I0 ~' ]
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
9 d8 a. ~2 M* X) o6 wM: What do you need me for?3 |+ x7 u, \2 b1 Y$ P6 w
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. 9 h" F( a# z2 A8 {, t' M( c8 N
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? 1 }; B! ?! O, k; y
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).3 }$ x+ k. |* ?) U1 a
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).+ [* g% L/ U9 v
M: S, do you love Mama? % d: s) b* l% U9 o& S
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
' W( V: o# X5 S4 l; _4 yM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?7 O! o- w& Z! n0 a
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.' S& Q. S; l' p9 J# D# {
M: (sigh of relief).
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# z! b, n, J+ D) w- [; F+ x- DOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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