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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. - j; H7 A: \* t- O
+ o+ G8 D5 s5 A; [( @Prior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. " o; k& [8 m$ y# @
9 }: y! c/ m5 s1 N8 X# O% p(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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% @6 _) }8 g9 a3 G4 R; C+ b; SS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
$ k" _9 D9 @: @$ hD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
' h& R/ H& }+ c6 u2 ?M: Why are YOU sorry?
; ]& n* e$ F% `8 {D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.. ^8 K/ k( L5 F _
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves./ _- R' U# K2 W7 e* V& J2 {9 q
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. / A+ i7 R: ?" a: F, k
M: What do you need me for?
( L3 } s- z# g0 |( L) J uD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
: x8 G" V, n7 F; SM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? 4 {! B( H* c I+ o( Q
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).1 F4 T c+ l' _: B( n9 H
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).0 Z/ U7 S8 F/ h: K7 f
M: S, do you love Mama?
( v4 D! A# Q) `+ jS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).5 B: ~6 U ~# v1 g) E( h
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
' ?. K: V* ? V( u8 h( r/ r2 rS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.4 C3 {* E8 \% ?7 D" r
M: (sigh of relief).
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; t Z; I4 d- H0 k3 S9 ROh, boy, am I lucky. |
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