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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. 0 Y/ d _( O) S* S9 C' @& R
/ i$ Z* G$ O. G3 N, U4 k8 k+ J. U2 bPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. ' p4 P1 M$ v3 r5 B" F, m
, E0 s5 p' ~1 g. ](Original transcript without correction or translation)6 W6 q3 x% M& `6 ~7 {( d
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
! g& H4 Y, }: h% P1 o+ JD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.3 F' P- j" G5 G: N, \: q/ G
M: Why are YOU sorry?1 G M; _' G1 H( l! d2 Y( [& p6 \
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
- n! X3 c8 Z$ a* C8 LM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.. T0 D9 q) L1 Q
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
& }& j2 t S) g! D6 ^+ wM: What do you need me for?7 {& S2 j. N1 S* f
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. ( ?* e6 F5 O) n% a/ c
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? 3 v) r0 N* d' h, c
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
) u9 X; T( H, L, s4 L- \& X& lS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
0 N& {) |" W& E+ V- _M: S, do you love Mama? " A/ _/ C& W) T% j/ Q
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama)., w% | e0 s8 S
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?3 b( d* ~. Y4 u+ Q! O- K
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.1 C p" P' P; q, u' u/ N5 `
M: (sigh of relief).
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' K+ S% @4 k, X: t4 e* G/ |! z4 w2 iOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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