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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. ) c' F) F! x4 N; S
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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. ! E8 }2 T. `7 ]5 e, @: X2 `8 d8 J
8 o' Y8 G+ w$ L/ R(Original transcript without correction or translation) c! J8 b( F0 l7 ~
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
- Q$ I4 n/ E- F/ t( [1 W3 PD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry. H3 w% i' p- b2 `* J
M: Why are YOU sorry?
, v% C0 |. w8 n5 c I2 `' LD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.5 V1 Q; c: ^* n" a2 m- ]8 _. P
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.: d( m" S( E5 r) ]
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. v, p5 [6 G5 s9 O: u
M: What do you need me for?, W0 V! \8 i& W+ K8 G: m
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. " I% z- l% f3 m0 t0 @
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
! [$ C7 h6 `' @. dD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
! N/ ], d0 ]8 w5 J# kS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).' w7 n* q( B. z. ^! I# Y6 c" ^
M: S, do you love Mama? 0 t4 q [+ V- }6 l% j. K
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).8 s+ c* ?) z4 s" z0 V9 v2 i: z
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?! D( J- C ^/ j! v: L5 Q; Y
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.. G' n, M! R# L3 k, l
M: (sigh of relief).
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* L, I: f. s' oOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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