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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. . _- y/ ~9 ^+ W8 E- s
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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. 4 C8 Z. u1 a: p$ H6 S
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; q' W; k/ |& \; fS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.4 r' U; k. Q& F' a0 f/ i$ ?% g
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
& d0 z ]$ f6 K+ e) I% z* k% [M: Why are YOU sorry?6 e, }, w2 o) q; n% M5 {
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
( P/ _+ \( Q& h$ e3 L" b+ v# {( pM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
) X% y r. P. X- {+ H- E% QD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. 7 e* N+ T" f8 `0 x
M: What do you need me for?
. Q) s# w" }2 R4 m" oD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. * r& i: K) {$ _
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
' w @; t/ f+ D. U8 DD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
/ y; I. ?- J/ eS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
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+ ?3 t& ~1 {& b" dS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
1 ]/ X( B4 y. t$ i2 tM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
5 z4 m% w6 a, O% l jS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.( r0 m, O" R: U* g1 g; [% I- j& t% ~
M: (sigh of relief).
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