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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. # N( K; U( ^6 z2 H
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+ q$ {( c+ g) d a+ s2 }S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you." W$ B, t9 e1 B0 S5 w
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
/ ^- R- Y. ] L, ?3 A8 ?M: Why are YOU sorry?+ b V. h+ c: d& W1 }. T% I
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.2 X/ \/ z' y1 M& _
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
7 h- X7 Z# I) @7 \% xD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. " i& Y7 o" F! f
M: What do you need me for?( j* T6 U5 g9 G4 b' `- t
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
# M5 O/ x) K+ U. g; }M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? ) b: Q) C/ c3 X% ]$ U. \# l
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
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6 [! [5 I1 ]1 G6 M+ EM: S, do you love Mama? & R7 L3 p: M/ c; X
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
7 ?8 { R% a! M2 [3 Q/ \M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
; }6 N- D3 e: N3 @7 a# [* E& c, eS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
; N2 X. ^. X6 e$ |/ I5 C: E+ W2 n* F! `M: (sigh of relief).$ g9 c2 W J L/ x
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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