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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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Prior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. % h9 y8 v/ Y0 ]7 }- e
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) D6 K. G9 I" {/ r! SS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.1 ~- H& q% ^: A$ d, T0 k6 D
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
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; i' q- _; i$ o |: VD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
1 S% G0 |, n# p' x" PM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.' y2 S0 ~% a, k" Y
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
s, \) t+ a( W% WM: What do you need me for?: {+ m& h, \7 j" ^( |9 |
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. ( u R8 k* G9 Y+ l0 _
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? ! Q' f3 X. ?; x$ `3 J, U
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
; b' t" f4 {+ A; c' ?S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
; n% m h# G9 v, J) R! I+ R) aM: S, do you love Mama?
. y u' x( |# AS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).* b: |5 }: }' h8 U4 n
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
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M: (sigh of relief).
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; B* P5 X4 b3 w7 IOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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