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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. 8 N& i0 a/ c; i& H, ^7 f' G. X
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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.
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(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
1 z# l3 x0 H) L* S/ n+ e% D5 C' YD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.; Z2 A, K, S* @
M: Why are YOU sorry?" G) z6 \+ m; M5 k; b' |' m$ ~
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
7 e! J8 O# t. dM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
9 I( @/ M$ h) D3 d" f+ bD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. 3 F( ^4 L1 G: H6 a2 P. h3 ^
M: What do you need me for?
% W8 T' C4 J7 h3 A+ N4 Q; YD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
! x; S6 e0 R6 rM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? , B! E" K) f/ S- X8 L
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
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& T9 X8 {4 | d% W+ r5 \M: S, do you love Mama?
/ B! c1 { S6 X- Z; l) p5 u! k+ T- }S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
% B4 I2 e$ K- L% y$ nM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?; o* m# S S8 I# H: j) q+ b
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
2 C' o2 a- G! E8 V1 uM: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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