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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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Prior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. 2 M; A: z- o3 R
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
0 C! ~4 ? I& c9 SD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
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D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.# _) a5 @8 ` @- f+ p! K
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.# a/ l1 g. \2 J: p6 q# U
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. 0 ]: Y* ]( }( U. S5 S Q& ]/ i
M: What do you need me for? z% Y( t8 m4 L4 ^4 a5 m% r
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
4 E! P! K" A/ x, \) UM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? # @$ b( Q$ M# U- {- p6 x
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
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M: S, do you love Mama?
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9 U* k& \9 _& a6 Z4 sM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?) y. U% L' [; d; e4 V$ f
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.% }% f/ V1 {7 ~8 l; D3 D7 a
M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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