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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. ( k4 `$ o" i( h8 d, j7 }, N2 N
( |9 g# M% F+ H* c( ^( s/ ?/ ? d. ^Prior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. 4 ?6 m3 T- O* \% U, X6 L6 [
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, g. O! B2 |) O8 F# S* `. v) [5 kS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.: ?% C0 W2 _- Q0 w$ H" [
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry./ k* j$ Q4 ?/ T" D& u/ F! k: a6 V* L7 Q
M: Why are YOU sorry?
2 a" S3 u, M3 x4 P3 A9 n7 ?D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
/ C6 z( b( F9 C8 G# z. C7 `M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
5 k( ?5 N. x: o2 T# fD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. % a1 E. m q ?
M: What do you need me for?4 t l" ^5 z+ ^8 K
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
& o7 [9 S8 e! xM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? 2 }8 b/ W3 u! F( I: ?' C T! z+ D$ T
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama). P( W h+ P' J* W, X
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).7 F% A6 k/ l, \( z1 T2 {8 p
M: S, do you love Mama?
) w, s5 v- N+ y' k0 k. @S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).5 Z4 r8 `/ u4 R0 L0 p
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?# a1 p, U4 K7 E. F W
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.% A- y$ }: V0 G8 j. {& K# O
M: (sigh of relief).! T) h. x0 B- h9 B' ?
% P6 q: c# {- r* x: B @9 IOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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