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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. & e6 |9 I, R' f M3 a5 ^* \9 X* t
G/ m1 m% A/ \/ P2 U7 nPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. ) I* y2 S/ {4 ?2 e
0 L9 o5 ?1 @) ?. Q5 ?5 C8 [8 b(Original transcript without correction or translation)# M# n: }3 b) u
* ^" R) W- b. g! WS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
6 h+ m* H% R% ~' |2 vD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry." Q7 G' S- p$ V# I. H8 Y6 D; q
M: Why are YOU sorry?
7 L) K; N/ Z1 ^: |D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
" k/ X* l, A% |' y" m6 B7 _M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
/ l6 E1 D$ h7 V; e! b7 _9 A2 dD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
( |1 T, W' C0 X6 T& W# cM: What do you need me for?
& C7 |9 Q- n% G% ~D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
' b- @; y/ @0 M; V. ?- U+ TM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? " L3 ?( s. v, Z" d7 c
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).3 }3 W2 p% {1 |$ [
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).: I: h1 w( F6 V4 u6 _) }
M: S, do you love Mama? $ J- S' a" w8 q0 W$ W) w# `
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
$ V. J4 f: V- L) N: E: c, yM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?, y* H( [% b" Z2 ~0 \
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes./ V% w7 {& u+ l
M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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