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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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7 ?; } h4 n/ ~Prior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. , E; z6 a4 f9 O6 o
9 l0 ~2 `# z w. }; r l6 w(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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4 Z9 f v3 S5 \S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.! |* Q+ c- v% F: N
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
: a n% _# D1 s: {0 s( R& c. dM: Why are YOU sorry?
- M9 n: E6 {1 AD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
% a2 U4 d$ ]0 dM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
4 e4 r8 E: }1 AD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
" [% K$ x( m( @9 FM: What do you need me for? s$ Y8 p q9 v& X
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
# b, l( R5 j& KM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
4 s2 o( b2 P9 K) j# iD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).* k) e( M5 i& ?0 l* N: l
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).6 q6 {% @' m* s1 t
M: S, do you love Mama?
, k9 j" U+ x5 Z1 v/ t( D2 pS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).( h" w& r, m* U" S
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
/ v2 a) f$ i1 D( J1 ]S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.$ A# V/ i' Y* h6 Y" T+ v e. p. g6 K# }5 r
M: (sigh of relief)./ q7 x+ o+ t5 X0 v& Y' n
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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