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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# [0 `0 _$ O G
* c5 b, F, v" d( G" x0 H0 c$ J2 L/ hPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. / ?" x$ y9 ?5 w
0 x1 h1 ?- B3 M8 x6 V* q8 X(Original transcript without correction or translation)3 y3 M8 K9 i. q/ }4 h
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.7 S, n' V5 t7 _+ D
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.! o2 I0 R+ A' e7 V2 |9 S/ A
M: Why are YOU sorry?
1 i9 K) F* R$ `# p" R, pD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.( u" O/ {, Z, V
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
( F+ h; e7 |0 s1 W0 R; GD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
2 b' a/ f: P- X' x& cM: What do you need me for?3 `" D. C- n$ A8 M
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. 2 J( E6 m. i# j Z- V" N
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
% z0 [# u' W9 ~% s- O5 S, o0 @D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
" n6 K4 e8 S9 X. I( Z% C: N/ mS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
" r8 K8 i- }- t, j4 hM: S, do you love Mama?
& r; h# [4 R/ ^. k/ eS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
% U. N. Q% c: BM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?1 c. g: N+ U$ N3 e [6 C
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.) `0 K0 A$ N! s! Q1 M
M: (sigh of relief).; i, W, v% Q: a4 M0 c# C }
; f% H. n6 a: @, [Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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