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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. % W0 R* v4 V X2 M/ d) U) V
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
/ P1 o% ? l9 ^& {* @- d5 @D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
6 [% S3 T) o7 L# O: V; a! f- T7 B8 dM: Why are YOU sorry?9 e% _7 \- q3 I! B4 z% L) w$ x
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.( i8 T1 O& J. L6 E ]3 R
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
* \3 p9 A4 D) o9 b$ Y- K- UD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
' F) a' r' a0 h1 k+ nM: What do you need me for?
3 K, [ s/ i( @% r: rD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. ' ^' U2 l" X+ R# ^* z, W F
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? 4 j9 p% U! L) y) O
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
/ P1 Z( [0 y' ^9 ?" IS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
& \/ }9 V3 L- CM: S, do you love Mama? 6 D$ x; b, U0 X$ B7 h
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).# o+ y( E% t+ a. r) C2 p/ ~% l
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?8 D8 Y' L' }. B! |8 G; L
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.5 B* W% i M3 f
M: (sigh of relief).* a$ N# [& H7 [: ^0 K
& ~1 a$ j. v9 A. Q8 w. ]Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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