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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. : c6 B& `$ r& q1 j4 |" E: O
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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. ( ~5 \: o- b/ s: E. e$ g* @7 h
. X: s2 u9 ?4 l4 O! a(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.0 u9 {* y8 o( }! |0 j$ d! @
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.. A) r2 _/ d7 i+ t# d/ n& N3 I
M: Why are YOU sorry?
2 G$ [ Q4 ?/ e8 [, fD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you. ^; Y! q; P/ u: m8 l3 C. M
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.6 \0 ?2 r) ?" Z6 P
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
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6 `& R( ~- y& q9 x, `. Y( v6 N4 yD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. ! n9 X+ w8 N; Z
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? . g& c8 }" r* [/ J6 w' {4 J0 `8 `
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).+ g, m+ \4 R% Y! \0 H
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
- L5 _9 U2 ]$ ?7 F! P" zM: S, do you love Mama? 9 C, j$ p1 O8 g% ~% }7 Q& h4 t
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama)." n) u1 M" J6 a @0 H( s C
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
( m, J1 q8 e ^ NS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.* @6 o' d5 l# \" j# H. {+ g; `* C
M: (sigh of relief)., `+ {) X3 B v- r* J
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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