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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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; j% o0 [3 b8 YPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. % l; k7 H2 s9 `+ ]) K' ]
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% g# ~7 i# Y5 ]9 H+ d" BS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.* l. O- g* ?$ m
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.6 u$ O" T4 W/ ?; C2 F
M: Why are YOU sorry?
( d' J% }! y; M! B6 ZD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.) P( l! a5 G- j) b; V) b
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
@ y+ H0 G1 q8 [+ W. rD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
% F( ]/ x' |$ C5 eM: What do you need me for?
( ~2 B" z- u1 f) g5 v4 QD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
: i4 s, r7 z, q4 C3 jM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? " g3 n5 L6 F0 U! w
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
% R* @# w# O ]5 ~5 ?" q. W' oS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
. }' G9 Y" u. C6 k0 ^: a/ {7 q- P# OM: S, do you love Mama? 4 v: F/ r& W% d$ K: s- N4 ^' j/ \
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).7 y1 B7 ^/ h, q
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
; F. Q* N% ?, Y$ @4 YS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.6 V8 C& s2 n* K2 a7 c/ y
M: (sigh of relief).7 I! Q# g. c0 L
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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