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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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Y$ X% F3 H/ |( W1 R$ yPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. 4 G5 ]( U8 E$ Q5 Y# C# j: d
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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.3 ?5 r6 B3 w+ \! B j# h
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.$ Q% u, M% |% V* c' D* y4 \5 u) k' r
M: Why are YOU sorry?/ @4 ^0 p6 U# d0 ? j, o
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.1 U2 r$ q* J, t* {
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.( b7 u5 S0 Z1 H9 S* q3 j! Y$ n
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. $ X, D! ^( O0 s1 C E( ~
M: What do you need me for?
4 N) T$ L1 p1 W- p2 e2 FD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
* |) J7 Y0 m5 o3 V( ]M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? " F2 ^# [6 \! T6 E1 Z: f$ [; n
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
, \8 k2 n6 p6 `S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).9 f" P6 w" t/ f' g- m
M: S, do you love Mama? $ N% O2 g7 A3 p, _. Q
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).4 i% e& Y6 R8 C9 t
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?4 F- d8 m: p$ T: E
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
0 \! p3 }* N, B; f. K7 TM: (sigh of relief).
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