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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. ( _& R6 Z/ ]- X9 v' J
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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. , b- [5 F4 }5 d' w' w6 n0 d
# Z% J1 l7 Z5 X- d/ j(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.' t6 W( {! ` h0 M3 l1 m
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry." s" t( Y4 |8 u' e6 N, z' K% o
M: Why are YOU sorry?
2 [/ U8 O3 |6 x+ e0 h2 D( U% VD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
! A, u8 R6 }8 T3 C. G) X* q5 iM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.8 D- Q6 `, w% g+ f5 E
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. 1 ]" [1 e" _# B' L- i2 P) {
M: What do you need me for?
4 q u$ o% E ]1 F* fD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
0 E. m/ e7 k/ x+ t! [& QM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? 4 c4 ?9 t( @& O
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
+ ?1 f B+ t, S4 w. T7 B/ DS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).( Y" s2 b" }8 B( b7 P( B/ @
M: S, do you love Mama? ; t Q0 R( E/ H8 R8 ~: s5 \
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
8 k/ G" p$ q$ CM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
: }1 Y6 `$ y: y6 X/ |7 Q5 Y/ nS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
* ?% O. K: C( r3 W) s) yM: (sigh of relief).9 M; K; Y5 I3 p; W7 P/ {7 |9 k$ E
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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