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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. ' C9 V# B6 w9 o" ^# [; h$ s* q: M' `
5 I# `3 G% l* e; m0 o0 GPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. + O. p2 U( Q/ t* u ~
- I( A8 w2 @2 C( ~1 Y: f+ g8 b(Original transcript without correction or translation)7 x' }8 q; u# K
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
' T' y- H Z' J) p+ P5 @D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.# M$ J0 b) b8 T! I
M: Why are YOU sorry?- \3 N, A! p7 t8 I
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.: c# s% t/ {! Q) |* Q3 X5 r
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.( H) S. G2 f( _& r+ C# G" b6 A/ y' V
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. 7 o- }4 u9 u2 D, b) A% D3 g
M: What do you need me for?
* K1 N2 \9 W6 f3 Y$ y! ^D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
& _# B: L/ R; q, MM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? % b4 V' Q$ W, D( A6 f
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama)., D' ^* [& x) N8 O; E* d
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).: G5 l/ Q3 z. a, {
M: S, do you love Mama?
, w7 v6 { S+ Q! s, G7 fS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
* P3 F+ k# F% b: D( d% g7 U' m9 NM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
# ~" m& x" i+ j4 e+ i3 C" ?S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.% h+ K U" V1 J+ g2 N
M: (sigh of relief).
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+ e) X) _! i6 J% |* s/ c& N) }Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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