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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.
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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. % _) M# d! N c" q: d, H
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
. S/ b. N T2 c2 y. p; dD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.- p5 [6 i- r$ A# S% `. `% @
M: Why are YOU sorry?
7 ? [ ^6 _9 n- s8 PD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.% s* v8 l w7 x9 ] n/ ~
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.: x* E- p* W$ x% H
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. : M( {) a% u9 V, z8 A0 n J
M: What do you need me for?/ P( z; X% y) ~" ?$ U( ^ c, H
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
5 ~, o3 p$ Z1 i9 w* n5 o" ~/ ZM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
/ M# t) G! D+ a. l: E3 P w4 bD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
3 h. l. G4 y& [( D, Y1 g) ]9 I1 b- WS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
3 d: a1 U% T1 i* l2 MM: S, do you love Mama?
; |4 C* E, L6 N5 H1 }S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).% w, [8 z8 |) k5 D% d- K
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?" b. o0 z2 I0 @# X6 m5 s1 R
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.% c+ f+ {; @/ y0 z, M* y4 w
M: (sigh of relief)." {5 o3 B# c/ I$ G4 g8 v+ Z
3 z6 L3 b0 W* d; G9 F% bOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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