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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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t( M: b3 n; f( _Prior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior.
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, |9 M: k. \7 i+ |; R7 ~* G9 hS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.! j1 D* H, A# {
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
" b4 c* c+ Z0 e5 U2 sM: Why are YOU sorry?
' F' {9 a/ o, }0 r& o9 k9 o! lD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.* o- f8 w* `8 @6 [) o7 i6 g
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
; M" G1 n$ _/ c1 Q: B9 u" fD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. + v X% F0 Y% [$ w/ R R. h
M: What do you need me for?# E+ A1 V% p5 g# @
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. 3 O/ Y* I8 v, A3 k- H( X4 K" F
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
$ w5 o" _5 N; i" q3 O. k( WD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
7 c2 s" q! n4 L/ q' O. Q5 xS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
+ M7 l( e7 g' p- IM: S, do you love Mama?
, t' Y3 l+ `8 O" p* k1 ^S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
7 C2 y% G* B, V: fM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?1 O% S5 I1 T/ u# q/ O
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.( H7 h: k% I4 p/ B
M: (sigh of relief).8 R9 i! l0 H" U9 j/ z/ L/ X0 l
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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