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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. . H" f6 A' j' ]! X
2 b4 C+ _ ?+ Y. b. B7 ?- H(Original transcript without correction or translation)$ }5 X+ W5 I9 w; d0 {. I" k1 ]5 q
: r k$ k: z, ? u" X% Z: PS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.3 E* L5 Y2 [) X4 ]
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.: F9 ?+ z" S, l; T
M: Why are YOU sorry?; N0 L* o' F# m9 Y" c1 d
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.- u3 [# K) p4 _; Z* Z0 E- p+ o
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
% ~7 p R1 p" Y& J5 gD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
2 q# l& o& C; G `6 X4 M @7 n( N' zM: What do you need me for?; @0 s) _* E$ Z% c
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
' A* Q& o0 D; q* G! n9 mM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? , S& T( S `6 X4 H
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
2 e$ q- p4 A" uS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
5 Z) n2 Y1 M$ l LM: S, do you love Mama?
( c2 G2 f% S6 G0 [( ^S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
1 g% y' v9 M' m7 k9 ~# |) u- NM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?4 C/ w) v o$ F8 v
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
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1 i$ T' N+ I3 f8 O) m1 f& {; @" UOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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