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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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Prior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. 8 P3 j! S; N8 s- l3 F( N, e
+ W1 R" m+ x# |; B(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
2 X+ ?% _: g9 u5 D8 CD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
2 R, h1 _) @2 h0 L8 ^& KM: Why are YOU sorry?9 ^) V* y8 e8 D: R! o8 n! z* w
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.7 R5 L- s' U% B3 a5 t* e
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
. }5 `. B! P; f3 u% YD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
' _0 `5 U3 K& `# S& DM: What do you need me for?4 Q! A& _ y5 b% }- }
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
) ^& k* v- z" K& B* ~% j' XM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
$ u+ A* E$ n% j: s3 G; `+ c8 rD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).; ]; f' X8 A1 N: `8 _/ B: l
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).$ H g$ m/ [8 N
M: S, do you love Mama? 6 U$ L3 }* N* `* m" n
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).; V, O' R. l; _8 g8 i
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?1 g8 D. s1 k T& i
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.1 ?8 R& M! u) P% x1 G1 L
M: (sigh of relief).
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$ D: X- ~/ Z4 C' m9 Z7 ROh, boy, am I lucky. |
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