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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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_' A% ~+ d8 {( \; OPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior.
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1 r' l! _' `1 B(Original transcript without correction or translation)) W! G a8 B9 N: W
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.9 y/ z+ _, X% M, S
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry., r5 `' v% s& D+ N5 p3 V
M: Why are YOU sorry?
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% F: d: c" A3 h* R7 bM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
) A7 M5 m7 a( D- g: E& x1 x7 yD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. / G# a2 N$ G2 g. K0 o
M: What do you need me for?
" V% D8 \/ g: E8 yD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. ! ` m9 ]4 y: F) F% a1 T" E
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
& C2 \/ W6 G' s* uD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).' n) V' D* q" r% r
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).0 ], i/ R! m, o% h5 h& ~* n- }
M: S, do you love Mama?
* F9 h" B3 C: E3 ZS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).: G# C2 z+ N# \) x- m7 y
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?7 c& f1 D' [2 l( ~
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.7 B; d$ C; b" J+ V$ r
M: (sigh of relief).7 v7 w9 Q; R7 O Q, d& u
/ p5 ^( j0 f; R, F, j3 i- }# UOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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