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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. 4 e5 Z9 s7 }9 u
- j# g. `' J9 b1 X, T. p: O; zPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. : e' H2 D) A6 y, X6 U( }3 G. R
, V& z4 W$ L& Y% a9 D) _8 G(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.! o9 X* e" P* ?' u; O/ X4 S2 t1 k T B
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
' d* G& R0 q: t- \ wM: Why are YOU sorry?, `2 p: B! o& ~# D
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.6 h& H7 j9 T' Y! Y
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
! p+ d# ~/ l+ \% w0 @2 \D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. 9 @2 f" } M- U: s6 n& Y* X1 D- b/ ?2 z4 K
M: What do you need me for?
2 }. |' A$ N* V9 q* _D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
- Z) }+ a, N B7 i oM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? " ] ^8 d0 z; e1 k. [; e: y
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).9 k; W' l- F- V2 E0 m
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).6 H; D% A' ^# K% [ O, E2 `
M: S, do you love Mama?
, M+ a: r5 B* c: w- ?- ES: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).1 ~8 K$ y" ? L0 A! i" P
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
5 c; x- {9 L: P! S: fS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
" D# r6 E. }. X# R9 E( V8 A0 JM: (sigh of relief)./ {+ ]" e4 I3 P4 l. X
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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