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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. 0 e0 F- {" B% j% j7 r
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4 p) [, H) y: Z. oS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
0 m8 u' O' N* b7 N' h3 ]' t2 \/ MD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
# D! U+ v" j& m# O" v, I4 r# K6 EM: Why are YOU sorry?
: I1 O( y/ J: J: Z5 b& zD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.& }2 K& [6 `5 z3 O
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.4 H7 K Q$ `, Z; {" i: Z( }
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. : E8 ^$ M9 s. N# k, {" J* Q4 P
M: What do you need me for?
+ v" M3 K, q+ w" J- O$ D! JD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
) @% j" _ L8 _* @- sM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
' @; c) O; K! X4 ]2 V' a* nD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
6 y0 x, S: H% h) f* D; G+ b% ^S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing)." }+ U% n( i! A0 M
M: S, do you love Mama? 2 A: M4 r+ t, @ K: G0 D9 R
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
1 N5 ~* L' B& f5 X" r" d4 J$ K1 E4 s2 RM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?- W2 m" P8 G6 s
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.3 _/ j( t J# g. f# d4 q: q, d
M: (sigh of relief).
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3 T( J; ~. M, w7 \* y d3 V k" U/ POh, boy, am I lucky. |
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