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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. ) {/ f: T- W3 u' a% j
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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. 6 L' e5 {5 J0 d7 k1 O6 r
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, q! \& Q& N1 I/ A' a$ N( x/ z% N5 U% `S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.' R. u) e1 u9 r$ p% R7 U9 ~, O
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.8 w5 l& r H2 ~( _& L0 {2 E
M: Why are YOU sorry?
1 ?: J3 D- L8 _' Y/ V) [/ c8 ~D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
# ?: U) e0 u8 `" m5 oM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
# t* C- V: [% H2 h2 g) K! s# bD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. L" p/ G% @2 Z" ~- |. n s
M: What do you need me for?, l# ]2 i' r& G) ~. j
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. * X8 z s0 @5 r" c0 n" K
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? 3 `/ F5 n. V$ f5 l7 J
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
/ E; b1 \8 D5 uS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).. Z' q5 ]5 _1 Q% l7 p4 _. D
M: S, do you love Mama?
1 O' T8 |0 U5 n- g0 e) VS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
: z1 \4 K3 j* ]1 G- Y$ |" ]M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?, D! Q2 n% W6 o7 `* i/ m& g
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.0 K& g2 ]- M( m0 ], e' O
M: (sigh of relief).- Y3 n, [( z9 T
3 F$ Z" o I* K* pOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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