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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. % M& }. f/ L3 I6 i
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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. d# F9 ]( _. A8 V
0 S0 Y- M7 w Y5 Y. P& z(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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^6 O2 Z* c& h* ZS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.5 C% | Z7 s6 p5 @4 c* o! [* n
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.' R2 T% Y: E5 Q. x1 O
M: Why are YOU sorry?
& Q( O3 ~4 W6 z, m' l: M: uD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
' s0 X" D( m7 }: A& i- }6 c, cM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
% ~) \) b/ x2 y2 `8 zD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
9 I- a. T3 U" b; @M: What do you need me for?; ?& W- o L3 ~, v+ G, W" T
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
) `; ^+ K" m; s% g3 vM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? ( O$ u( {$ a# V! k
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
3 r( ]2 E+ k- K, Z- W; h2 W IS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).. p& R& s( ^# N/ O3 v" D
M: S, do you love Mama?
( j7 B. K: { N( v k ^S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).) M( r: o; U* m+ a. b' C" U5 R
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?1 r2 w8 j& {3 F# y2 d
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.! J \7 V1 O J% P
M: (sigh of relief).- N0 M5 ]9 v7 y B
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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