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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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2 c7 q: b1 K) P2 Z8 F2 Z' DPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. $ t. ]9 r5 `0 D
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" V2 y/ \( E# ]6 w1 d b1 MS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.. M& k, _: @$ ^: T7 ]8 r6 a) H
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.5 k0 @% |% n/ y! i& `
M: Why are YOU sorry?
) X4 l8 q& P7 mD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
9 ?7 V6 K9 B. y; {/ IM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
; h0 I0 A* a' N& ND: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
6 M/ H; M$ E tM: What do you need me for?
: g$ [- ^; J/ [7 B& {9 v$ |) }9 uD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
6 @) }, z4 v% _7 n4 PM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
. S' [' t; A8 L4 R$ I1 |: O9 kD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
; L% h( S) w. H( u, ~# CS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).- _* ^/ [1 S! B" I& j8 ~
M: S, do you love Mama?
- r5 @& c; y7 yS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).; I+ r; S* a; y" p# I9 F4 D6 @/ o
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
* q2 X4 H* p; O; xS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.( C0 ?- _6 ^: E- K3 X" }! U
M: (sigh of relief).' v1 U7 k- c7 t( p, s
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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