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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. " i4 k5 b6 v# y- c+ k1 p z
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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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! Z) f% T4 L% J) C' dS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.8 ~- D0 o$ g2 l/ N. z8 f# c0 W* o, S8 O
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
+ X3 E% _3 W$ Z( d. eM: Why are YOU sorry?
, v2 l- R* b' B$ QD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.# I2 o6 s5 j% Y" G1 d% L
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
6 |5 E: \# J$ lD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. & W- s" T4 z# L# z9 W0 u: H. w
M: What do you need me for?' D( U5 x" u, b# F8 ~' X+ t
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. 7 d* W, y0 ] x
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
6 Z1 z* w) r! G' j! kD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
& U9 g0 D9 |% F" ?9 E- \/ ?3 G% o' mS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
& j! x( C) D2 @& T E; @9 AM: S, do you love Mama?
/ k' X+ P8 { [6 vS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
( H% }- O; Q& P3 ]# Q5 ?M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?: u* R$ Z' q2 ^6 _& G4 A" L
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
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