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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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Prior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. 0 u& O8 q$ J% h" m# o: U9 g" R( w
5 A/ X. z# O+ @/ a; t(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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9 _4 u8 {; O0 b A1 w+ }. YS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.1 u" e* k$ k( L6 Y. T6 K! u/ ~
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
! Z7 V- _+ r& J9 j" w& ~" wM: Why are YOU sorry?
( o6 g2 F: y1 x& Z" KD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
( c7 v5 B' z5 h* F& {; c4 X! HM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.7 |3 s8 X8 Y3 H
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. 7 j2 x2 N$ z; _, T
M: What do you need me for?
1 B9 h% W& O8 b/ t7 _' sD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. 3 Q* W4 r0 i8 K% E1 X8 x! g+ Q
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? : ^ O4 i9 a8 ?9 T0 n" \$ i8 A& @
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).% R6 v$ r5 D( q/ l% n# j
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
, y. m2 C: r$ j( W" bM: S, do you love Mama? $ I9 B0 V6 W* @1 H& M( ^/ `: q
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
5 p5 e; _* O* A4 M1 B1 n3 AM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?6 q* h& y5 X6 Y4 E: q
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
, B* N9 Y$ q1 ]- P1 yM: (sigh of relief).
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8 G+ _. \# y* {Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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