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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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2 {" I5 G" O U( aPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. . N8 `8 n$ ^. v8 O+ r4 N
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& G& I3 a% P: Z! J3 y; }8 y0 aS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.2 i# A% X) C9 c1 P/ f; B9 m
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.1 B C: q/ I" j0 b$ W
M: Why are YOU sorry?6 m3 i8 ]/ @; r7 _
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.' `% l6 _/ h, H- T! k5 T" s
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.0 }( p- E' I7 J0 z5 K
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
1 K5 Q, Y; {! D+ J9 P9 f7 bM: What do you need me for?
; Y. Z7 j, a: C$ c% f, `5 ?D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
# T5 R& f# ]8 Y0 }" aM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? ; @! i* ]: N6 P( d+ C
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama)./ S+ p( |" ^" o: v/ V( w. e$ L
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing)./ A, y/ t1 U# x' Y n2 u
M: S, do you love Mama?
2 k: }* o1 d7 R1 @5 }3 v2 US: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).) g5 S/ D! a# _+ h* C: R
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?5 O& H0 e# i& B1 }& \1 e
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
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( y" A$ o# |$ |# v! V9 sOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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