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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. ]. q) _4 O" T' O
3 f" W9 i% E xPrior 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 x, H& [& |$ v& ]+ u+ C(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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4 u8 ]% U4 }; Y, h" W" KS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.6 i: g& _( ?9 T$ e# s! Q3 T
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
5 k3 V( f7 L& d' {/ h* @! @3 wM: Why are YOU sorry?2 k( C0 i( D# J: M
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
' L) M3 E: L+ D' \/ DM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
( O6 G/ P: H% K) u4 J& yD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
+ ]% S/ G' k% f7 JM: What do you need me for?3 M+ K: b- p2 o0 a6 k" w2 e
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. * x! C) n+ S" h* I. F
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? / Y! m4 |$ O: |
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
9 g. k* B0 A: q& O4 W+ [S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).0 C' R2 B1 c s. K4 |
M: S, do you love Mama? # M, V+ q" j! q% c2 z6 n3 ^
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
- d8 {& L2 _! y' PM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?5 B0 Y' ?; [. L1 w* z% j5 e; I+ W- N( m
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
+ t0 E- p/ i& W4 KM: (sigh of relief).* v6 @3 Z; s' i4 z; K" q
, g- y$ x: z1 t3 WOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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