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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. 5 ]) P9 i- ]- k5 B$ w$ _9 a
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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. " _ X7 T5 K }+ O. t8 \
3 }# f" o0 l- f2 e) J; w4 d(Original transcript without correction or translation); p$ u( q! `- V
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
* k7 r. o& d. g8 B- tD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
" [" g$ s5 w7 e9 ZM: Why are YOU sorry?
7 j) B9 o3 `3 t" g' i! kD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.9 z4 l7 y! M& O" m/ c: w) a
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.) Z) E2 P. t. j3 M; Q5 @
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
+ _- w6 k. Q3 _# pM: What do you need me for?* |; Y" ~( u% ]7 ?* W
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
+ Y3 g' j% C2 X: S: E* CM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
1 m Z3 L: ], n7 o HD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).0 O" f% I# I3 F o8 ?0 w! C# P
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
2 u& ~ p9 ^8 t( FM: S, do you love Mama? 3 z" b, R* e7 Q/ b1 _. O) K/ f
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
/ t0 u9 v; ?4 z# C$ LM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?0 g# s3 b7 q3 V( G; c9 k* Q; G
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.8 J/ b) h" L+ T3 A
M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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