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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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' g5 V! s5 z2 U* f/ T* wPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. ' b/ t8 N/ I4 q- V: b6 D
1 w/ n- ^* G# R6 @(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.3 g. a0 \5 X4 B) M' p3 B; P' i
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
% ]' Q/ S. @3 B% VM: Why are YOU sorry?
3 o/ b% m7 f' c+ dD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
: a' f8 z8 M- |9 M# ~' D) TM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.0 |+ p% X9 |) u+ @- [
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
$ B3 J* g; P! rM: What do you need me for?+ R3 R' u+ x+ B- U3 L5 `# A2 e
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
$ y4 q4 r& `: o# u7 rM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? 5 `- a, O: I/ s1 d/ J
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
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M: S, do you love Mama?
5 ]/ q" r3 e5 a. {* X9 b/ L3 XS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).( f& [, d6 F5 m0 y6 d& s
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
4 p( R& d- S3 bS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
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, _/ Z: o6 e" j3 n& pOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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