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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. 7 G5 A* X( W; F( v
( S7 Y1 [' T# J+ Y+ E1 ZPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior.
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! s( B" k: D3 {& X" \- \0 M(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
# K3 [2 {) I# P, b# [0 W$ b; yD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
' `& t1 y7 K, q5 R" IM: Why are YOU sorry?
0 I" f2 R' g. w6 CD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
6 e v6 p( v/ u: NM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
# T$ U7 T5 d W! d2 }+ eD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
/ w5 m' N: W% |4 D) kM: What do you need me for?
0 c. a* S" t* q1 H4 S( C) ID: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. * n7 ?* \. D8 V& P. _9 [& _/ i
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
7 O( D/ l" _/ x! I0 b/ rD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
; l6 V( i- F% j, t QS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
% z/ D7 y: C" n% H( M* a( zM: S, do you love Mama? 9 _# W* `1 R8 }/ S; A; j; _2 t# T& @
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).& z a5 P. }# M5 S; W
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?2 L6 N) _8 t' N1 @
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
# a' t6 [5 u* }* hM: (sigh of relief).
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. A% S9 G5 I2 N2 L4 `0 {8 mOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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