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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.
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(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.0 n0 N7 H' t, L
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
% V0 f* c% `5 \0 B6 \M: Why are YOU sorry?4 r3 T! P! A6 N4 O$ @
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
( w9 {+ q/ r- p" t$ C wM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.1 K6 Q* d% P& q4 q }
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. o3 s* K0 G1 @. h% h% e
M: What do you need me for?
0 g" W% Q4 ~/ DD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. , k$ }! ^" ?& I) m* M9 {
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
0 c/ R4 `+ w3 H: v) F5 VD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
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1 w9 ]) k% Z0 d7 O+ bM: S, do you love Mama? ) Z U3 L% w7 e, h C
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).' a4 c) q( l3 E! f4 u% }5 _
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama? a, f/ Q7 _ y2 o: `
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.) _( |4 h, x- b7 `% W8 A
M: (sigh of relief).
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0 ^3 `4 [ Z: a; z* cOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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