New York ? The suburban mother who ordered her bickering daughters out of her car and drove off without them said Thursday that she made a mistake. A charge against her is likely to be dismissed.

Madlyn Primoff, 45, a partner in a Manhattan law firm, had touched off a national debate, with many people calling her irresponsible but admitting they’ve been tempted to do the same.

She discussed her actions for the first time after a judge said he would dismiss the child-endangerment charge against her in six months if she stayed out of trouble.

“Clearly, I made a mistake,” Primoff said outside court, her husband Richard standing beside her. “But I truly love our children and I know that I am a good parent.”

Primoff, of Scarsdale, said her family discussed what happened April 19, when she put her 10- and 12-year-old daughters out of the car in downtown White Plains.