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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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1 b3 ~8 U3 c3 j" a1 I UPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. ) y- |* m A4 [
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(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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6 Y& N1 H' @' ?+ M, | hS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.1 g% z# E7 U3 L
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry. L. q) Z0 a! Y# E9 m$ A
M: Why are YOU sorry?
8 E1 ?$ e8 \% R( I% Z- H7 O GD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
3 G. c2 V& Z; d/ j$ E0 c* ~. MM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
. u) o8 x8 t. K. l! Y: PD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
# ~3 k8 B. U4 D, c3 L# `4 G4 Z4 [M: What do you need me for?3 |) e: v5 h5 J2 F0 \2 B; N( m
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. - l: r+ z; b$ D% R# Z7 f
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
+ E7 r- a/ B" AD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).% A* |6 f& x, e- I$ |- c
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).3 p A0 y w8 _- G/ {8 w
M: S, do you love Mama? - s6 m; O* i# r( @- ]/ G
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
' k( e9 O0 l7 c; a0 ZM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
# M- D" c" T! h" A) E. b# t) Y; XS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
4 ~" G# i E y7 `9 lM: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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