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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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9 m, A) W$ j) D7 Q7 Y: H+ @# zPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. 9 L# H2 f" o& |/ T
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# V# Q$ Y2 F3 z2 n$ QS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.. t, ~4 O3 U9 C+ x9 a
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
1 H7 H/ O: Q$ ^0 j. |" nM: Why are YOU sorry?
$ ~9 u O* N" @3 h; tD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.6 I; U* Y; T- v7 v
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
$ x% A/ ]! c9 L. Y6 B, w2 LD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. 2 P( ], G0 ^- z8 A0 n
M: What do you need me for?
5 S/ A. B) ]( U$ x6 G' _4 T& lD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. - t- {0 \2 w% v
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
# G9 x$ U( ~. I, Y4 |3 Z. x) fD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
9 ~4 W) A6 _( q$ VS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
5 ]7 N* b% [* R5 P0 @9 cM: S, do you love Mama? ) {9 S: c* {7 Z
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).0 { t4 @! R! ?6 B% N& z
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
" ^' ~# w8 z) h% O% oS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.: Y1 G! C* t6 q' H/ f
M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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