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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. . F& B* e: e, b& i& y; A
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.1 {3 G/ S/ i4 R& J. g
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
" H7 ~9 }# J5 P* [1 kM: Why are YOU sorry?
" c0 g# S7 w/ p& f1 g0 m* O* b& R6 [. QD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
4 K0 r. b. x2 S2 r% {7 w0 ~M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
6 _2 }9 o2 q6 B0 KD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. ) d' T5 x4 B& F1 p- w
M: What do you need me for?
! l4 M" M$ {: D6 tD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
" V6 L8 X. y0 W% lM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
( ^5 w7 M9 g! f, e( ~2 b3 b1 qD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
7 g* d: q2 {/ e! [S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
8 F- j! w( X2 _' g; RM: S, do you love Mama?
( O* P x) p1 z) ~- e7 F* |: oS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).7 h8 N( x; N% P, s5 e
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
8 j Q9 m" M( ?% P+ z5 n& ~% nS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
1 ~- z. n- r" ? KM: (sigh of relief).% l. D' Z0 o" f% ~3 B
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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