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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. " L5 u$ o; z5 R
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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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4 n7 ? Y0 g* p, E# p1 FS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
3 e$ \, s8 D ~* S8 F6 F) qD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
+ ]8 q5 f/ t9 l+ H- X5 pM: Why are YOU sorry?+ d& x6 f+ G+ l' R6 ^& H; n
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.' ^( z. k! H! g3 C8 L
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.: t' n: Z! l* L8 _: F
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
: K* `6 I4 S" [, b5 w. }M: What do you need me for?' `* i: d* M: S
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. 1 N0 @6 m7 g5 R }4 N
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
7 _+ ]8 k/ {' d% MD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
! k+ B b. l* ~( Z9 z+ K, iS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).( ]3 @6 Y" w7 c" |( o
M: S, do you love Mama?
, R& I! F% ~9 M! hS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).2 Z5 R; ]9 M$ J' q
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
& ]& G$ o" a6 X4 E4 ES: (turning back to Mama) Yes.. D# T# X& {. v/ E# v
M: (sigh of relief). ~; ~- v$ ~! _ n0 e
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