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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. / v, P0 i1 g" k! p6 u8 C
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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. : s ]9 }! V0 j$ N" r9 ~' [
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
) @ L4 w6 u4 u( bD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.9 D7 A, q% E b
M: Why are YOU sorry?- @; d4 \1 \- K, L) I+ l. G
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
9 v8 K/ X9 @% ?0 i. C7 UM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
9 D+ n0 `& g4 S: L! K2 X$ tD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
$ V2 a5 X* f: M1 \ YM: What do you need me for?
) P8 k# Q. x3 |3 L1 AD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
$ `9 S7 _7 Y3 C" F& N: ^M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? ( _0 J7 B: h6 q( c% Y. A* `8 ?
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
+ r7 V# ^9 H; g- d% l% H! FS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).9 X% L+ i5 u4 `8 L8 r
M: S, do you love Mama?
% ^8 g" |9 r" u6 fS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
d8 |; q$ R6 ^& j; d1 e" qM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
, {/ ?$ l) I# H3 Q$ j# ~7 xS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
: N6 C& h% k; Q- A% t: q. [7 `# @M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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