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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. & Z/ w9 ?# _7 c' d; K \; F
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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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; r- d; ^- v; q$ TS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.- z! [& T0 X% S
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.0 u* `9 O: r# r$ u( X+ @" k+ h c
M: Why are YOU sorry?# X) h, \: @0 |2 x6 a4 J
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.- ?3 H6 t ^1 P. H& F. v3 D4 q
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.2 f/ [, e, }% \% |' u9 w7 w5 O
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
V& s$ w# x) V. o) nM: What do you need me for?
8 t% | f/ J3 T4 e- I# ND: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. - c2 x6 }+ i* X. K# ?: P8 {' O
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
3 B5 O0 j; z1 d$ L, }- XD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
" l& P7 L2 M" Y* K0 S% }S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
. @7 G1 y5 d$ U0 N+ X/ D, sM: S, do you love Mama?
h# _& P5 `( Y2 Y$ k" s: ]$ KS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
7 H% [* N! ?& p, [2 {3 W/ bM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?; R+ f# e7 r: m6 O# ^+ Z
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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