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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. 3 c* f/ o" ~ a7 U% y. \8 k- i
! `2 T: U0 l' _4 O(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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. M$ @+ f0 m) C1 FS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.) _7 n( Y5 O8 F8 R8 h
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
, |* t( ?0 ^# Z mM: Why are YOU sorry?! @, H K' C7 q" a' W
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
5 C. L5 M7 e3 V8 AM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
: v; H: Q' S# ?, ]5 OD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. . d. @3 G& C% F. d
M: What do you need me for?
0 A% P# G+ k& q9 H+ a0 ]D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. ( C( z( w1 y. b4 H# ]" f h
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
% `' r- o# O+ M$ d% j: z- @2 MD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).3 N7 v8 h1 a* ?5 d1 \1 W
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).+ c) X! ?& A) D
M: S, do you love Mama? / f1 [4 c6 A" z0 R
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
) ]* E% G" {6 h! P" Z; v6 X8 _7 DM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?7 {+ u4 r. C9 m" w8 A% R( _
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.% w: G" C' @* } K3 Q3 q
M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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