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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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1 `9 ~6 N2 D- m0 j xPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior.
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8 d' g; h: E/ k0 C* m P(Original transcript without correction or translation)7 v8 k8 X7 `. D0 P0 P
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.3 \' ] u$ z. ]5 p( f/ ]
D: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.5 A% y# r' B+ Z# h+ g: L
M: Why are YOU sorry?
( x7 f% C* V+ BD: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.) \# ^1 R1 ]. ~6 m
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.
8 Z8 o+ l o4 s' M8 J- HD: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. + I. u3 C( M) N" y& N. @7 k* L5 f
M: What do you need me for?4 B4 {& b: I$ C1 j
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
" X4 A# o9 C7 v/ ^; c# O& pM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
* B, i; u: [% ?, ]- ~( J2 MD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
. s, U$ g5 f% ], L7 W, FS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
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S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).9 f+ N! V$ X1 U3 F- Q& [
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?7 I& M. ^# u u) Y$ N: H
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes., N- g3 Z- n$ K8 f
M: (sigh of relief).
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: C3 |0 t; t' \2 y: T! B+ gOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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