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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. " B& _' M" z5 r5 a( O
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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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$ }/ Y& I+ `, n; n+ kS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
1 i4 I' l% j/ z" {D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.$ }9 e7 {# k" i& T( x/ \
M: Why are YOU sorry?
$ Q8 C6 {% G4 C& J1 AD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
) A' f, P7 G% L* s) I/ D" F: cM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.* ?+ p) O& S, a' {- R! \
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. 8 i u# Q3 i& @+ F1 _9 y
M: What do you need me for?! q) l2 ~) Z6 U2 v% E
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
0 ~% l0 t' [- X) D7 [; @2 ]M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
0 I: p+ T% b' l" M$ } T: X- f ]6 vD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
" w" H0 A8 A: n5 u. [( j, V+ L8 @S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
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8 q0 q8 i: O% [S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
, s( i6 U t# KM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?! H( U/ J: f, ~, q& |6 v l$ R
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.; t( B; k1 b3 o5 H
M: (sigh of relief).
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0 T& A$ H' c+ V7 G2 aOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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