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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. 1 b# \: h! y0 s* t* h' ^5 W
% ?. G( @# o1 F8 [0 `" \Prior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. ) S1 Z* n/ r6 i8 y- `6 Y! N! _$ K& M
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
) i) R7 m& B& Y( WD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.. z+ U! F! n7 n/ G3 A
M: Why are YOU sorry?0 k% E1 T$ ^! Z% H h
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
6 I: K4 @3 y8 g' o8 t) vM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
6 ^" o" `) z7 ` c1 bD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
& D: {' c% L; [5 ?6 P9 a0 Y- [" L FM: What do you need me for?5 H" r4 b' E+ i2 O1 H; _
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
9 a$ ~* T7 u2 _M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
}) d' A! Z+ ]1 W( r0 T1 yD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama)., V/ o: v$ i: T4 Y- t
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
( _4 A( [. x. e8 \5 P% I5 DM: S, do you love Mama? ( z2 [- H( r* c" [" i
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).# }4 H0 @; t) j8 Y5 d0 j
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
) i! |( k% Y6 J& w, ?0 U$ G& YS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
3 ]9 r! w- X; D: V$ ]$ aM: (sigh of relief).% V& M/ X3 t: m! o3 x. B7 x7 F9 [3 s0 W7 u
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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