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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. + T( T' |. }; n8 ]. p) X
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Prior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. . E# i# t$ z9 t
: j4 m3 I4 R i2 B8 ]+ W(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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0 R2 k# N( [, o( C6 h0 t/ uS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
0 e! B4 b4 G" K% p4 I7 @' DD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.) H* J' U" |4 Y: p6 B
M: Why are YOU sorry?
9 B" c0 C' f) c) BD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.) \" s6 E# m6 p4 g$ q
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.$ r7 _, G3 t5 c" b, r. p$ _
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
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7 Q7 Y9 F( R, Y. x6 O9 K' k$ _6 HD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. 7 f" u2 b! t8 g- ?$ N& M/ v7 F
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
" I- a) m' B$ \8 _D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).8 @$ j; ^* }- M/ G |6 _2 z
S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).4 l$ L& ?1 J. @
M: S, do you love Mama?
# q" l/ ?5 T* f) |S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
+ I3 |1 w" C' V4 XM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
! S- H/ V! s; G |S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
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6 s- S, b% D+ ~! hOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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