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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. $ _. g. w8 j0 G$ o% ~# U( Z. u
! q# m2 n6 E. W; C! Z" o( j; _Prior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. 2 t8 T9 D; G( k8 S4 P% `) w' l
0 ?1 E$ ~# z u" W(Original transcript without correction or translation) @5 b7 I R9 ^' B1 W' r6 ^
" `1 k F1 [( u$ _! nS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.; ]4 \' o7 D f' Y. H" U+ \
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry. K' u! |% c2 X/ X8 A+ s$ `
M: Why are YOU sorry?
) U* L/ T8 z3 I! r) ~# CD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
3 Z$ a1 [6 k+ m dM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.( \9 N: G3 d; l/ T3 o
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. 8 |' b! F: N6 w+ Y& x
M: What do you need me for?9 y+ a; {+ t- M
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
2 ?( N& r0 u% d' Z% rM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
4 Z% k) s% W6 g( n+ T$ jD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).# n! \" z2 F/ W( s2 k, j$ I& ]( Y
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
( r, x% Q2 T% }6 AM: S, do you love Mama?
* c! J2 U! s& H* Z. k6 a1 u' y- tS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).) n" \5 b" t t% i8 Y8 H3 b
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
& w+ y& @' F2 k5 FS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
; B( ^. P/ H& @% P- E2 s' vM: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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