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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. 9 i5 L1 j! ~( J! m& T s2 z
6 y2 T9 Z: y D7 pPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. 6 B" }% R- `% C
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(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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S: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
3 s; I: U" E2 vD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.
9 Z: w) z0 q N0 w, kM: Why are YOU sorry?
; k6 Z; `1 l; R1 W2 ID: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.! L2 ^8 G g$ S$ R X
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.6 M1 C# l$ n3 _+ y' @8 _4 B& G
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you.
R- |$ F5 {# i( Y% ^ j6 oM: What do you need me for?
! [3 ~8 h% t6 @) I3 AD: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
+ G& U; L2 x; JM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me? # n& w. g! n1 g' @8 ` ?$ {8 e+ y2 T
D: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
0 s. U7 K3 L0 hS: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
. k. | B7 _% D/ TM: S, do you love Mama? , l0 H0 ]/ e* i8 P) o* `% F
S: I love Papa (walking away from Mama).. w- v# M1 g$ {1 `; u
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?- [& }9 a+ q" G( I% A h, b' s
S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.7 O4 f# b, F. V$ w' }
M: (sigh of relief).( z6 T# h1 |6 u
. j! t& ~/ M4 m, K. f. c* GOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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