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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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; Q. O3 Z$ {+ K oPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. $ W2 O% f7 i0 ?6 ~8 g* u
$ T( k- J' Q" b7 Y5 H(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
7 ~" R% u" _2 e( l7 ND: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.: F5 g1 z+ f; Q; H7 p# j7 n! D
M: Why are YOU sorry?9 A7 R: s1 Q" q' M+ f
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.) ?( F3 c# t# a; {" Z- M' z2 Z9 m
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.' v- l) k% D y. @& G) R! p0 m1 Y
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
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9 A F8 `9 E9 }; a1 ]* qD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us. 5 \7 X! y6 x3 q b2 o
M: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
9 j3 D! C- _, ?$ y$ v* x5 g3 DD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
8 q! t; X9 ?$ z6 O- fS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).( T* E" A6 \1 @2 w/ G+ C
M: S, do you love Mama? 8 z- J2 g2 r$ i
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).
, S3 b e" K+ c" @' c0 KM: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
) g' e9 U$ {" _* a: uS: (turning back to Mama) Yes.
# y, v8 g8 ?$ C+ `: ]4 CM: (sigh of relief).
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Oh, boy, am I lucky. |
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