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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. & F5 X, M/ z, l2 Q/ N
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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 M5 Q' X: P. r
}$ X3 U' W4 \6 s% T(Original transcript without correction or translation)& R$ w7 i4 z5 d" V# H W1 g! m
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
, ?/ a. E5 }! }; E0 M+ S2 ]- qD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.% f% V3 B" R5 s* l, j. V
M: Why are YOU sorry?/ } P, D( r" q: M
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
$ e, `) @. n$ Q: `# gM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
4 Y6 ?9 m/ M; |( x) ]D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
$ K9 E- \2 i3 c" @2 ^: G9 S7 SM: What do you need me for?
0 S8 Z1 I/ Q! z$ G: a2 OD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
1 r4 P/ h7 U2 O) B& _M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? 8 g' r; x* F5 b6 z; T# s: p
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).% U* k5 n4 O N
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).% j& y% _$ L* |, N; z8 S
M: S, do you love Mama?
6 }, \7 {" T, C4 p+ ~S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).( U- U! T/ Y! W
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
" S) ?; ]& L2 x* i# c" wS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
$ @ x# s6 V. F4 }/ AM: (sigh of relief).
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( s5 n Q6 M. b# B7 C4 Z( \9 M2 jOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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