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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. 7 ]/ A$ s" V6 m! q2 h
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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. ( x1 [2 P0 J5 A! o* E' z- e
7 Y( \2 n5 ~" N& C(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.. x* m* i5 J- G9 V/ K" s
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
8 x. _: K; Z$ y6 w8 h zM: Why are YOU sorry?
' l9 J* _' K0 k$ V- I _# V$ S) rD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you./ N0 \ W" g: C, I4 X3 l
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.: B, n l) T* D" c0 A/ \' H
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
' ^1 d. u" |. v v" \0 w" c9 l) q( vM: What do you need me for?9 n4 ]2 V3 n. f) {( z: D% ~
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
/ c. {7 J: c; o2 P8 _M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? ( q( {% e$ v- ~
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).2 V5 U5 F9 [* `7 w6 ^. }- ^9 e
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).3 S* M4 E5 P1 c! D. S$ m
M: S, do you love Mama? - y' l! T0 @. v8 l
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).: {# ? S5 W* T
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?4 ` Q) @% x A
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.) N, I; p" M4 p# d- W* }
M: (sigh of relief).2 y% b, P7 \ v7 o) \
- B" z' R) q' x4 uOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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