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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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$ R/ `2 Y: }8 _# {S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.4 c- a0 x3 D3 ]; ~9 T# k
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
- R0 j2 h) B: F) wM: Why are YOU sorry?; j Q4 M) B$ V2 u1 h2 K% U% i
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
/ d* l; [1 s) V, gM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.% K% C0 d* A- j4 J e7 s* E- k5 X5 c
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. : ^. u% [* C* L2 L
M: What do you need me for?
* X; _9 S* Q* S! q0 y- ~D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
, k ^3 M8 u2 A( Z# |M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
) w1 M( M" ^$ Q$ G( d1 ?D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
\! X, [) f7 B1 N1 w% _- ?+ bS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).& X3 r/ _: w' R4 W9 \* {. ?' z
M: S, do you love Mama?
- o1 \- b" M5 t. m' R+ B! s9 X3 C8 V& CS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama)., d6 P: H4 A, g1 S* v
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
% I$ m1 [2 |0 b7 k! @S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.9 @6 }6 t& S5 P" C; D/ y9 ?
M: (sigh of relief).
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% [* E2 ]/ w+ q1 fOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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