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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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5 `$ A" z3 I; m4 l) IPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior.
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D9 ?6 l& N5 f# F2 n! F& c(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.4 k1 x- ?+ ]6 t8 U$ |& l U2 h
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.8 x! A2 D7 [; t
M: Why are YOU sorry?- k3 ]7 N: a/ }: N" x/ _
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
: z- _) Z' y! n7 P2 u& KM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
* Y- Q1 T9 G2 A8 p5 d4 hD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
5 S3 N/ N! a. E( N7 b# hM: What do you need me for?+ T2 o* D$ @, }% R2 q, w
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
% _$ P. k- u9 K- w: ZM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
1 `! Y) p/ r' W$ JD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
) T- R# d# ?6 U$ R+ K* Y5 o" FS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
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( b9 ?6 ^+ P/ n) y& k6 {$ k3 sS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
& ^; T4 Q! F; y2 q5 W) \' J- X3 u' GM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
/ z' A1 o- `# v3 D9 XS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
6 ?$ O- b4 U# C/ H. K+ K$ \& [M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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