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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' S, F; S9 P* d2 w0 y! U' A; C
; N' O2 y" d; H$ MPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior.
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3 z! X' ?6 i- PS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
" V1 x1 k% v0 C# `8 ^1 rD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
+ A3 Q8 W6 N% X1 _) yM: Why are YOU sorry?
Z" V7 y6 ]1 b. w; ]# m$ F( fD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
3 M+ `3 E1 n+ F& `, oM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves., Y/ Q, E5 y" L L E/ d% e' t% a
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. ! K# B$ ]7 P) Y( i j0 h
M: What do you need me for?
4 z- y" g/ Y2 @$ F# f* B6 o* ^D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
3 i5 H% p+ E6 F( AM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
?! ^: h& \3 O/ `# lD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
4 }$ v Q; e5 k, K) Q' f6 o' hS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).$ ]+ T8 S& z) L
M: S, do you love Mama? : x, G2 v3 `( A7 j5 L
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).* u8 O; U) T7 l3 h$ j
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
6 ?7 l" x: _, x, }3 M$ nS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.! A# x7 C$ k- v' N
M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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