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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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) w3 k. Q& i3 @* d2 {9 qPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. 4 k2 }) m/ P6 i* h
8 e: K9 ^* y$ W0 Y% m(Original transcript without correction or translation)1 _, c% w5 z1 Q. u+ d
7 N9 ]- F. K0 NS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.7 S5 q q# {& t7 O
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
" b. `' ?( k0 C6 \' \M: Why are YOU sorry?0 j1 K2 L; j N6 X9 g7 [! ?6 W6 Y
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.! n7 m8 d; R0 e) X: [* ^+ k
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.- M7 M9 T! {4 i: ?5 T [, D- e
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
6 L/ J% D) n5 t# }+ Q% oM: What do you need me for?& z/ @) F- |- N; y1 s) J
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
0 ~1 P* B- @4 O& F# tM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? % G P' O q, @- B6 h" H$ p
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
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M: S, do you love Mama?
5 f" C3 p$ C `/ n* HS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).1 t+ e' P( E' o. R
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?2 [# j, j8 C |: x& }' Q) H; A. b
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
7 s; N7 ]1 F+ b( {M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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