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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. # ^: u' S6 D' k+ @7 @4 [1 u4 @
" J v |3 y' }8 a) iPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior.
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6 L' d) {. ~. ~* S! b3 D(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.% }: j$ R) C. a- N! R
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.) v9 R" |- _- f* P- |0 p& A/ Z
M: Why are YOU sorry?
9 h) x9 g2 {' y! b P4 UD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.' P7 n" E9 D c; ^; C6 C
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
9 Z( V' B, D' o3 T6 wD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
^8 Q4 @7 w5 |M: What do you need me for?
! O% Y" v6 t* Y0 L0 S" s4 B# dD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. 9 k" D/ T$ M9 s P9 M3 P
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? % R& O: Z% K# q6 r) w
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
! }; ~. B1 ?" z2 ]S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
9 |* X1 x7 d& U( \2 g6 p+ AM: S, do you love Mama?
$ J& J7 `! j+ u# J8 t7 x9 \# kS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).; E3 R9 j, `3 H( C* j6 {
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
( L# |. a# i8 c- `: k7 S2 LS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.4 W( |" B9 n4 L. k1 o
M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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