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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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, d( o$ g3 C' o# E+ |! d" mPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior.
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: f. |: E1 R; [* C* X( R(Original transcript without correction or translation)) D9 F7 P0 q5 _) y, o2 B
* D" ?( E, J, BS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
" x/ r( w- m- _D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
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D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
, X- ]2 r% ~+ z+ G6 MM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.0 Z5 }9 @! T' n% W. O0 E0 y1 N }! A
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
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! N9 [) K8 I5 Q) h1 b% PD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. 3 c0 O( y$ K9 J+ F3 g
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
$ C4 }' S* D0 V( ZD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
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) b5 Z$ u. N0 jM: S, do you love Mama?
6 \/ N$ o6 z |* z+ uS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
! F) J5 \) l$ e7 }. }M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?" _+ \: p! W; F6 _
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.! q& x: S9 ?# X) J" w$ v7 L0 w( \* i4 S
M: (sigh of relief).3 T `* B7 V- J; j
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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