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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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7 Y0 D8 s! s! v; fPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. # o( ~8 g" n8 H4 v
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D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
% W8 O4 W/ e* JM: Why are YOU sorry?
1 l% Z+ e+ E7 XD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.9 A1 A0 f9 X" k5 s# k
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves., N6 R% t* K8 {5 G+ T; ]4 a
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
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& H5 A4 V3 r; P4 {% i r+ Y# p/ KD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. ' E! `% t$ H& p @. G: Z
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
- v+ a) @4 Y0 r% c# A* Q' KD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
2 J) Q( b, ~' \9 x T8 xS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing). K: u X& G. O/ X- M
M: S, do you love Mama?
7 Y( k' ?6 w0 H! d( A2 xS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama)." @) g( q7 Z+ U/ j6 S9 q
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?8 h7 _- y+ G3 S" O6 D
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.9 v/ |$ k/ Q0 m8 O8 Y
M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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