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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. 7 `" `6 R9 s5 V! N$ ^; K) d
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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.
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3 y- ~- X* h; d( z- f(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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, ^, f7 Y0 \9 @. M! L; OS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
) v& A7 z" }: L, W9 m( CD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.; v3 A: `( e: w9 b$ y; k
M: Why are YOU sorry?
/ ^1 I3 j2 F1 l2 OD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.4 Z8 n: Z. v3 t) n U4 K
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.( G! ]- W. e" }9 `% ^& X7 [
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
0 F( X4 y7 N& ` tM: What do you need me for?
7 |# M) F. r( r4 Z! [D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. - w m! N B5 r$ z: t7 m# x: }
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
+ y) b; h' n# h* a4 T6 e. f& zD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
/ @' A/ }0 h. o/ ^S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing)./ x+ |# Q4 A' f5 K( @/ `' c
M: S, do you love Mama? ; O1 w1 }- W- s) s; E
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
- d* D, Y4 f# @1 e/ l* @' w: AM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
( e) j7 R9 E9 m8 x8 ]$ S+ Q0 AS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
; K* U. c) a! L7 A( ]! BM: (sigh of relief).( J5 v1 V, c2 C3 i8 N; B
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