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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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" A4 X0 F# i' o% L+ ^8 FPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior.
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
% r, B0 |+ N1 z6 zD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
5 U# q- B: o% H# u7 J& d2 uM: Why are YOU sorry?0 s+ @8 _% r3 P' R2 b5 u5 h/ B
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.+ D; Q3 G3 P% ` T. v7 v
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
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, b9 k5 @+ Z* }/ h: |M: What do you need me for?
. i8 w1 Q# [% f& ~' l* ~D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
# t& ^% m0 O) h- C- x1 o: w# i( EM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? 4 X' M6 W# n+ Z; Q9 X
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
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M: S, do you love Mama?
8 r# C8 z( B2 xS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
3 f, y! w9 N4 I* \/ oM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
+ S! d% m# P3 TS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
0 g: I+ J& h h6 qM: (sigh of relief).* R( c( M2 S0 k" `* B
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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