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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. 8 ^2 A* M7 g( J( W
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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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: U+ G' U/ _* O5 I2 YS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
$ Y1 ~+ Y; }" z; _; z6 b$ dD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.2 f: K) \$ D1 _
M: Why are YOU sorry?% E/ p8 P9 X' ^5 r3 o4 R" }
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.7 ~5 w# R, M. d6 [! @/ d; S( ?
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
6 I- V" x" [5 q) k% WD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
# }- c" o: Z7 I9 ]% PM: What do you need me for?
! o; M* m; ]6 {( H4 b- xD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. 2 x, z' l4 Y, X5 P5 Q6 E1 F8 B3 {
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
3 G8 A. _) [7 C0 j2 K' ED: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
5 r1 h7 x1 t1 v/ K& y9 QS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).2 L/ I9 h, `8 O% B: z f2 @
M: S, do you love Mama?
3 r# @$ p$ o: k3 e7 CS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).7 P. x! g. s8 M+ b# S% R
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?/ D* Y+ d0 k; I; n1 v$ E
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
6 X' F" g6 h- R# rM: (sigh of relief).
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4 ~5 i1 h2 {5 X( [Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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