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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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" C1 z* C$ p: B5 {( hPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. 5 D h+ a& Q% y; x* b# R
J$ v5 @" I" s% J( r! y(Original transcript without correction or translation)7 m d) W- w7 _- @2 ]) v9 D! U; g
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you./ ?* h! v* d" W
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
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) W7 |- d% o3 L- [0 M7 r0 R3 MD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
+ X+ h7 T+ g9 P% |% E7 i# KM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
/ c8 x# a$ v0 BD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. % R! {9 x: L( c
M: What do you need me for?& n/ E' j X! G, c) x. {
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
; M0 w2 @7 \: E" wM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? ( G f7 Q& b' I' m* W
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).9 P7 P; P# B- |0 a. j% G$ w7 ~) M
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
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S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).- f4 J/ b' r# A& p8 Z, f% K
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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