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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. $ U: B6 z- b" x
9 t4 y' [9 I x% N9 MPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior.
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8 ^! L: e0 j& g) L; |S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.& R) e& r# L& M5 F& s! y; v
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.# d8 |9 a8 h4 S3 c- g% v; V, V
M: Why are YOU sorry?: {3 D2 r+ d3 W3 K4 \; d5 ^ k
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
! O+ q* i8 b) T: _( E9 lM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
9 E: _/ D7 k. a; `, |/ Q" mD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
' e/ v8 h! @) c; Y# I7 o. x( S0 VM: What do you need me for?
6 Y& \+ G+ J5 w' t6 ZD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
, A- J( l7 j) L9 h: A- k- YM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
( Y& ]2 ~$ \8 m8 c) ]D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).7 m3 x6 a9 U! j6 C z) @
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).( Z7 f9 R/ J8 [1 I
M: S, do you love Mama?
, H3 J) w$ E) d- \7 W% hS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).& a! D% n1 R/ K4 m9 C: |3 b
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
( o# D$ G" |# O) Q. eS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.- y5 r3 G2 y1 [: D2 ]/ T/ p$ |
M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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