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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. 9 |: J- g3 A/ X8 Y
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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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7 m8 h* m8 Y P: V9 h+ }& t(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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+ Q8 S' ^3 q" w) xS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.' X& ^6 U6 h1 | i) M
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
) ?7 Q& @1 W/ m. R) w: _M: Why are YOU sorry?
; M0 u: O3 [. T4 v2 G& nD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
, i+ J$ X2 `; j# E& W' AM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
' H/ C0 v# M- ]. LD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. $ `, L% Q" |0 ], m
M: What do you need me for? M: }1 O) q, k' x! L
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. ) _2 c3 i; }/ A' }4 C$ x
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? , F4 s3 g# v# u% _6 R c9 G
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).6 Q- _) T j) b
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).9 p+ _% b8 u. z* U/ Y
M: S, do you love Mama?
2 f2 O& C* t5 H0 w2 qS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
0 f4 H2 A8 N6 t0 i/ g9 R2 ]M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
9 n( W: Q1 X: {; C0 j! jS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
$ x( t5 e3 \8 G% A( s2 R. v8 _9 wM: (sigh of relief).( ?$ E) n1 @$ L( C: {* K9 {) l; T* i
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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