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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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4 p3 ]7 b$ z% V4 v3 mPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior.
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/ z$ X% G& [% ~6 m6 gS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
3 G4 k* T5 i: o* B) d# S( RD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.2 j s, N# X8 N! n) y7 Y+ }
M: Why are YOU sorry?
. E" i2 d, v; b* `6 }D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.1 }3 @" v: F7 o! m
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.; V( L% c# y" j; |6 e* g; U
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
7 |; q3 Z! D0 {( ]' uM: What do you need me for?8 z' Z5 R8 }9 M: e: X8 K* x3 n( w
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. # B3 f3 u! a6 J' e
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
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8 W1 |+ e* d6 g N5 w- c! lS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).% a; d |7 z! l5 d
M: S, do you love Mama?
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M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
! f& P" I3 e) k2 c {% N0 v. BS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.0 Q( w+ U; |( V0 Z" m
M: (sigh of relief).
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8 ?2 E! C" W6 R& H+ X- O5 DOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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