"I Love You"

Recently Mommy noticed that Gabby spoke mean words sometimes.

One day in a car she said, "I love you, Mommy."

"I love you, too." Mommy said. She was very happy.

"Do you love me?" Hearing that Rebecca asked Gabby.

"No, I don't love you." Gabby said.

"Do you love Sisy?" Mommy asked her again.

"No, I don't love Sisy."

That was mean. Rebecca began to cry.

"You can't say you don't love Sisy. It hurts her feelings. She is crying. Say sorry and say you love her." Mommy commanded Gabby.

"Sorry. I love you!" Gabby said.

Rebecca stopped crying.

Some other mean words Gabby spoke were "I don't want Sisy ", or "I don't want Mommy", or "I don't want Daddy."

Another day when Gabby said she didn't want Mommy, Mommy decided that it was time to fix this problem. She told Gabby it was wrong to say that and then gave her discipline.

Gabby cried.

"I love you." Mommy said and gave Gabby a hug. "You can not say you don't want Mommy, or Daddy or Sisy. You can not say you don't love them, neither. Say you won't say that any more."

"I won't say that any more." Gabby said.

"Good girl! I love you." Mommy said and wiped off her tears.