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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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Prior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior.
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(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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( w( t; k9 M. e1 K3 F# iS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
2 _- {6 U Q9 k. fD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
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D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.
* I% f3 l6 r2 k! M, c( {8 F! sM: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.- O: D5 K1 ?2 o6 O' ^% s# `6 y$ |3 s o
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
( b; w4 ^: [+ L$ x) P1 ~M: What do you need me for?
# u" ^# x7 E" C7 k7 j7 rD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
f9 F0 D4 f/ `" v1 p7 L0 J/ I: EM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? $ \, r. V& J I/ ]' q5 C0 Y
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
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M: S, do you love Mama? 6 f" x3 L- U4 y2 X* ~ R: c0 j
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
, [/ @$ y% H4 k# VM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
/ T K2 ]$ Z0 e4 D& IS: (turning back to Mama) Yes." E' M( a; [8 r( d
M: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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