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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. 8 A3 D1 u e2 X* C& I
1 A4 \6 F3 I$ Z) lPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. * n4 A' Z$ X5 w ?, Z# m5 q
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6 x( V8 F* D# _6 O5 {S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.( P- j9 P2 a, @* B* z" |! z
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.* A7 |% G5 I7 b/ g
M: Why are YOU sorry?4 v0 |/ ^% J3 Q# x5 V d# z
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
4 @* c( h5 z* LM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.: V: `- ], l. w
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. 5 o3 f2 ~$ c/ l& b. o
M: What do you need me for?
- L" _' i0 Y+ @! ~9 ` UD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
( E; l2 I$ m' M8 ?' _; C+ OM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? ( S6 j! |% v" M9 q
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).3 ]2 _ ^7 Z/ }/ L$ N% W, r
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).& X5 O o, B5 B; g! {
M: S, do you love Mama?
0 _: y* ]2 R& s: _: q5 ZS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
' e* A8 u1 D. r# m1 `! Z& }M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
) p; @; [1 f7 \. s' lS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.. o( ^* a `7 X% a% c$ t
M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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