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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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' n. X% L/ S' G* t2 [5 LPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior.
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0 }1 N, N, z/ R$ r% S/ U( \: \(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.8 h$ F" U2 D2 L; w; a, k& T% X
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.0 B' F& u) ]' o; d
M: Why are YOU sorry?
5 y% Y, A4 I8 R. S, bD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.7 B1 ]( ^* g; r$ w
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
! e5 M" [7 h+ a+ S2 q" uD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. ( W5 W( _8 l- E6 G
M: What do you need me for?# J6 m0 p9 l( w
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
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9 K4 j; x8 M1 ]% S) pD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama). o) D( r7 V, g
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing). g! ]! Q1 [2 L) |4 N7 P: L
M: S, do you love Mama?
6 P: e+ K1 d P/ X! [S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).1 W- ^3 c n& ^6 ^* M( ^2 ^
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?' p; V- G6 R0 I0 g9 l
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.- l" @/ @) q7 t$ d B
M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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