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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. 2 N7 O. ?( j) H% {7 d8 L5 |& j+ i+ Y
8 v( K5 b2 r' v2 n# a9 r7 JPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. % Z: D9 v6 F, D$ n4 n% Q! P3 ]
/ o4 W7 P/ U1 X; h9 l! c1 w(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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- ]/ Q$ m+ K+ O1 C: o8 `( NS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.+ D+ G |. o- p/ x- K6 p
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
, W6 S5 V. |( I8 Z uM: Why are YOU sorry?
* K. H; q2 x) k& Q0 LD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.9 N: v0 d# r. o3 I
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves., K" m' h8 q- G `' T z
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
+ S/ ?) T* A5 f# _# d, g Q3 e' }M: What do you need me for?8 o: E) Y1 `6 k: M$ I
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
/ Z3 x. i1 |" n* W9 @( iM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
g/ J" c7 y- B" X. y+ lD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).- ^: f, j( U* f
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).* ?2 R& f5 E) i- d0 F2 ]9 B) y
M: S, do you love Mama? 5 p4 K/ n0 j2 z! b
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
" U* p2 T0 g, j% ]7 `M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?9 F7 j/ v9 s1 E; ?) C+ b9 n
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes. T* n) s2 P& ~8 U
M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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