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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.
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4 C, m/ O7 d* v& ^. uS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.+ `/ h$ g U& o" I3 `" y
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
4 Z6 o7 {0 o5 x4 y; UM: Why are YOU sorry?
4 Z1 N' M7 a' o0 lD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
. q: `2 b( R( ~' P# K" mM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
; A0 r& j4 `- g+ XD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
( a, c3 {/ {4 D, [8 bM: What do you need me for?
4 r9 g1 _, b1 ZD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. ! o" h* W$ \; ~% k }# h/ l; s9 C
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
" n* c# w; K9 e8 q3 _1 wD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).1 |& l; G% m2 v! v2 C
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).4 p0 i" e. A/ B, ^
M: S, do you love Mama?
1 \! ~, N: w, h1 L/ @7 LS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama)., I0 ]% d% c3 x; m: O* Z9 `
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?! F# |6 U" h7 W& v9 m6 s8 V
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
) B8 N. }9 L2 ~& Z( uM: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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