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oh with Nana. I was just gonna say I don't remember buying you that. I'm gonna put a dress... it's really warm out huh? mhm. she wouldn't need a... she wouldn't need leggin''s on goin' down the square would she? no. c'me on xxx. if we're lucky when Daddy comes home he can ride us down. what? when Daddy comes home he ca...
connect. will you make it all the stars for me? like that one two three. that's how many. four o' them. this many. one two three four four 'n'... that many. this many. alright? you make me one? here's another way to make a star. [demonstrates asterisk] oh. I can make it like o 'n' um... oh did ya get your letters out? ...
[stands at kitchen door with toy play+pen] oh never mind Ann Marie. show me Sarah. bring it over here. I'll fix it. think you can fix it? yeah. oh she put xxx in it. come 'ere bring it over here. what did ya do to it? I didn't do nothin'. it's crooked. what is it sposta be? a playpen. [tries to fix play+pen] then push ...
is it really for children or for dolls? dolls. y' know what? the screws are missin'. awoh we'll hafta call Daddy up. well I don't think we hafta call him up. I really don't think this is an emergency. awoh who broke it? Daddy probably xxx. who broke it? you know what happened? what? did you sit on this? no. did Ann Mar...
[exits, re-enters with bottle of nail polish] what's that? oh don't you think you've got enough of that stuff on? what is that Sarah? guess. finger polish. [whispers] what? finger polish. [whispers] oh nail polish. what do you do with it? is that the way you do it? [polishes Gail's nails then sighs]. what? I have been ...
me. wee wee. what about the baking oven? have you used it? I did so uh... what did you make? the one I told ya. cakes 'n' brownies. mhm. y' know what I'm gonna do with it now? what? plug it in. what? 'n' you'll see what I will mean. no not that. not now. yeah. no. yeah. no. yeah. you can't plug it in over there Sarah. ...
that only holds a doll y' know. it doesn't hold uh. a lot o' dolls? a lot o' dolls. that's how ya break it. alright. I told ya that before. that won't fit. um get Melisandy. I think I think. [exits] I think I think I think. [chants] huh? [returns with teddy bear]. I think I think I think. [chants] I think I think. I th...
um not a cover. it's a cover but not a um a cover coverer. not a woolen blanket but it's a cover to downstairs. [ie, it goes under the doll] it's a cover to downstairs? yeah. downstairs here. [continues scrubbing] I don't know what ya got on it. oh I know what it is. what? it's makeup. you 'n' makeup! alright now. alri...
hot dog! [begins to dress her]. [continues whimpering]. [Mother wears paper hat] why is your Mommy wearing that hat Sarah? who did you tell me I was? teenager. teenager. yesterday was my birthday so today I'm a teenager. congratulations. xxx goin' backwards. tell her where you're goin' tonight with your pretty new suit...
[shouts] I don't know what you're sayin'. fresh. you're gonna be fresh? [nods "yes"] yeah 'n' you were fresh enough last night I think. were you 'n' Grampy fightin' last night? [shakes head "no"] that's not what Nana said. what? that's not what Nana said. why? Nana said you locked Grampy out of the car 'n' Grampy start...
yup. how come? because. these has pockets. [chants] you and Robin are twins. yeah. does she have this? a dress just like this. Robin gave you this dress. she got two o' them. I did too huh? my two cousins they... well there's four o' them. but the two girls bought uh their nieces this dress. y' know 'n' neither one of ...
[laughs] comedian. where's your comb? y' wanna let my puppets go? a'right I'll find some. huh? [exits] oh Sarah Marie Ann Barnes. where is it? d' ya know? what are ya doin'? c'me 'ere. here. c'me 'ere. [re-enters]. oh the puppet. did ya get it? here's a puppet. 'n' here's a puppet. puppets puppets everybody want a pupp...
alright. I'm gonna get right here. [gets under table] [Dog growls] Chantilly. Chantilly. I'm not gonna give you any more bone. stop growlin'. [kneels under table, lifts hands and makes puppets dance over table edge as she sings.] [she uses many nonsense words; much is unintelligible] I yyy yyy I do dumpin wrong. [kneel...
I'm shinin' in a xxx. 'n' I see dis is you. 'n' I xxx. dis forever 'n' ever. I can't hear. oh that's not... hm? I'll get this one. you can comb my hair. Sarah's gonna get a haircut in a couple a weeks aren't ya? nope. she's gonna have a long... long hair she wants. and she just doesn't have the hair for long hair. huh?...
I didn't know I thought it was... she had another set. and it was like uh like water but it was just colored. uhhuh. y' know it was kind o' thick. I thought this was the same thing 'til this mornin'. she said " may I put nail polish on." yeah she put it on my cubbies 'n'... I never paid any attention to her. then she ...
[making puppets dance] I go... [making puppets dance] I go like this. [making puppets dance] I wake up in the morning. [making puppets dance] [sings] I sleep again. [making puppets dance] [sings] [making puppets dance] [sings] I fall asleep when company come back. [making puppets dance] [sings] nah. [making puppets dan...
try translating that one! she's got another one. squeak for me. oh there he squeak. [rubber puppet "squeaks"] Sarah I don't think you should say any more for the rest of the day. Mommy look it look it. oh it's a squeak one. yes. it's cry. that... he's cryin'. oh Chantilly. [laughs] you're a doobee squeak all day long? ...
[from under the table] he needs a lot of things right now. 'tend the show's startin' now. what? 'tend the show's startin' now. oh. it's startin' now folks. [laughs] I xxx. wonder how Daddy's makin' out. xxx Bozo greatest clown. [shouts as though making an announcement] Bozo. [shouts as though making an announcement. ch...
that's xxx recording. what's she done? I know what I'm going to do. Sarah. [enters with a caged plant] oh what is that Sarah that Mummy's carrying? what's this? huh? that's a bird. yeah that's where the bird was. can you tell me a story? wait a minute I gotta ge' a book. okay. well she's got all the answers. I ge' book...
on'... what? on' there was a uh the... well uh. there yyy. [interspersed with munching sounds due to the potato chips,] yyy xxx there is a there. [interspersed with munching sounds due to the potato chips. indistinct and blurred] there is a kite. [interspersed with munching sounds due to the potato chips,] a what? that...
where's Bim Bam and Pebbles? your little dolls? xxx down a beach. xxx met ya. I be right back. [exits] she's a bugger. the other day Donald next door my cousin. he was sendin' her up for cookies and sendin' her up for cookies you know how one kid will keep sendin' her upstairs all the time. 'n' Sarah says my Mother's n...
bring it over here so I can see. xxx here. [shimmies across the floor with the Ballet box] what's inside the suit case? let's see. its a black suit case with a picture of shoes on it. yeah. [has found Bam Bam and Pebbles] yeah. you foun' dem. ah. glove. get off. these are gloves. [takes Bam Bam and puts him on] that's ...
nowhere. [Sarah as BB] do you wanna play with me? [as Pebbles] yeah. [as BB] what kind of game should we play? [as Pebbles] handball. [as BamBam] handball? [as Pebbles] yeah. [BB] I don't wanna play handball. [as Pebbles] yes. [elongated, as BB] do you like me? [as Pebbles] yeah xxx. [as BB] yes I like you. [as Pebbles...
yes... no... no? shake your head no. hey he got sand in us. box to me. suitcase... me. I hit her on the head. why? she got no bone. no bone. [one of the dolls clutches a bone in its hands] tha''s Pebbles. [notes the bone which is stuck through Pebbles' hair] yeah she has a bone. she has a bone? yeah in her head. oh yes...
what? picture of a Bunny. wanna see it? huh? [three indistinct sounds] huh? show em xxx. oh. [leafing through the notebook taken from her Ballet Box] here it is. don't take it off. uhhuh. don't take it off. that's it don't take it off. that's 'cause you were a good girl at dancin' school. [toying with little gummed sti...
yeah. I suppose you'll get two bunnies. uh three four five six seven... [proceeds to leaf through the note book]. see? a big one. yeah. what i' doin'. no its just one. what else did Esther give you? [completely drowned out by Mother's utterance] huh? hey a Santa Claus. yeah Esther gave you a Santa Claus. two Santa Clau...
potato chips. shake it. I am. shake it you will shake it. yeah. he too big... hm. for me. your father never shakes it though. [refers to the orange juice which is held in a plastic container] [bef pours juice for Sarah] yyy yyy. I'm a potato chips. [potato chips] [eats potato chips] hm hm mm. [slightly sing-song] hey w...
[sits down] yeah. I ge' up. okay. you. [leans on the chair and "reads" the book] [aft makes two panting noises] I'm up. I fel' it. the rooster and the hare. a rabbit goin' toward. a rit goin' ta. you drink oran' juice? thank you. need some yyy. [makes drinking sounds each time she offers a drink] what? xxx orang' juice...
what did you do? " what did you do Sarah?" [as Pebbles] " tell me what did you do Sarah?" [as Pebbles] I went a get a carrot... later. um. yeah I gue' that geranium's just about had it. ho ho. he' ya some. thank you. you're a good girl. [as Pebbles] [Drowned out by Mother] [bef gives Pebbles a drink] what's that new so...
[makes several high pitched squeaking sounds] can your monkey read? nope he can read. he can talk too. I go' ge' some poo. [exits] what? look it. yeah I see ya. Gloria. I see ya right from here. wha''re ya doin'. I'm i'oning. yeah. [there is a knock at the door Sarah yells out from bed+room to find who has arrived. Mot...
[yelling like an Indian]. [re-enters carrying a small doll] I told her to go up to Carol's... who did you bring in? [Mother and Neighbor continue to talk in tones that are too indistinct to transcribe] tha''s Donna. come on you stay here and talk to me. Sarah. [yelling like an Indian]. [exits and re-enters with two mor...
what color my teeth? [heavily aspirated as if in embarassment] green. [laugh] [aft makes high sharp piercing noise] she my baby. [laughs]? um Donna. oh. we had a big argument over that doll the other day. what? Donna? yeah. that one? yep. what was the argument about Sarah? I misunderstood her. I thought she was sayin' ...
[7 roller] oh I can buy you one tomorrow. yeah. for Christmas. Donna. for Donna. 'n' for Ellery too. oh yeah? yeah. oh you didn't tell Gloria you went to a pa'ty last Saturday. tell me about the party. 'n' w we pa'ty at Donna's. really? yep. what did you do there? um I b'ew out the can'les. I eat the can'y the prize. y...
what? she got lipstick... oh yeah. she got lipstick? yeah. mhm. hey she got lipstick ri' here. [points out lipstick on the doll] there is. you can see it on the doll can't you. darn it. did you play games at the party? what kind of games? two games. I ge' xxx doll 'n' a... yeah she got a doll. what else? 'n' this two g...
[continues to make Indian sounds after she enters]. [goes over to the kitchen cabinet, opens it, and then exits with her book] what're ya lookin' for? Sarah. [re-enters, still yelling like an Indian] you're goin' to wak' up the dead. oh you're such a big girl now. huh. who's that? [Bugs Bunny toy speaking] who's that? ...
she's a baby. oh is that your baby? 'n' she's a baby too. do you take care of your baby? what do you do for you baby? shoe. do you feed her? what do you give her to eat? this one. this one will uh eat Campbell's. he's cute... xxx eats Campbell's. he eat Campbell's. he eat soup. hey may gi' me a dish. gi' me a dish. wha...
um soup. %int: 2 very low huh? what is she eating? soup. [heavy, wheezed's'] soup? [imitating Sarah's pronunciation] come on eat. [3 as if a palatized 't'] [makes eating soup noises,] oh she fall down. [makes eating soup noises,] [gets a kleenex and wipes the baby] you goin' to wipe her mouth? she go' i' a all over the...
she's hungry too isn't she? oh she bite. [waves the bitten finger] she does? [exhales twice] she has a big mouth. eee. [proceeds to distribute the dolls to Mother and Gloria] 'n' I have yyy. 'n' you have this doll. thank you. this doll needs an operation. 'n' I have this doll. [laughs] Millisan'y. oh that's not Gloria ...
xxx too big. [exits and re-enters] [aft makes random, varipitched sounds from her bed+room] gi'e me M'asan'y. gi' M'asan'y. why don't you feed Millisandy? he or she? [exits]. he don('t) open his mouth. you in there. gi' me Bugs. where's Bugs? [drops Bugs] oh says Bugs. I fin' em. [continues to take the dolls from the k...
where are who? need the kleenex. no you don't need the kleenex. we're not goin' through that again. that's it. why? [very whiny] I wan' two for my dollie. the other day you needed kleenex too. two great big boxes full. I wan' two fo' my yyy. [proceeds to pull two kleenexes out of the box, counting as she pulls] that's ...
huh? he's a pony. what? he my yyy. you're goin' to fall. get off there. I did it. hey uh. I did it. you always do it. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Brown/Sarah/021123.cha = = = [Sarah and her Mother have just returned from driving Father to work in Newton. Evidently, Sarah was up late the night before and almost fell aslee...
Nana. yeah. who'll we put in the dog house? who's mad? we'll put him in the dog house. we put Bubba in the dog house, huh? we'll put Bubba in the dog house. there. Bubba's a bad boy. huh? Bubba a bad boy? shall we put you in the dog house? shall we take Buster out and put you in? huh? there. dat one. what one? Nana? da...
[trying to go back to conversation before tape turned on in which Mother accused Sarah of being naughty yesterday and Sarah replied, "I am not". But this time Sarah just buried her head in Mother's shoulder] tell Courtney why you were in the dog house. [trying to go back to conversation before tape turned on in which M...
no thank you Sarah. huh? no thank you. oh. you want one? no thank you. ?[eats] where did you go this morning? where'd you go? where'd Mumma take you? where did you go in the car? you know where we went where'd we go? um store. yeah we went to the store. um. um. took Daddy up to the store huh. yeah. huh? you can go to t...
[deliberately knocks another cookie onto the floor] Sarah! [very crossly] you're a nasty girl. how about bringing your dishes out. go get your dishes. [gets down, goes into her room and shuts the door] [talks about Sarah to Courtney] get your dishes. or get a book. [does bring out her dishes, a few at a time, onto the ...
her not. oh she isn't? no. oh did you already give her her breakfast? [nods] oh. I xxx breakfast once. oh you gave her breakfast once? yeah. [Mother and Courtney talk about how nicely Sarah has recovered from her crankiness] dishes? um make cake. what? make cake. oh how do you make a cake? [pats the air and then pats t...
and you saw the baby... baby. what's the baby's name? To'... [prompting Sarah] Tommy. Tommy yeah. did you have fun? yep. tell her it was a big big big horsie you were on huh. yeah. what did you do Sarah? [demonstrates riding motion] what did you do with the horsie? I hold on. [explains it was bareback riding and tells ...
oh. oh I spill it. you spilled it? [tells Courtney about Sarah's imagination, including an imaginary friend] oh I spill it. [Sarah and Mother making faces at each other] [goes into bed+room] my fork is my fork. is my fork. %add: called from bed+room woe! where the fork. huh? where the fork? I don't know. where'd you pu...
[calling] ready! dinner's ready? here. [gives Mother a cup] oh. [pretends to eat] it's good huh? want more? yeah I'll have some more. [pours imaginary food into Mother's cup] thank you that's enough. oh that's good. more? just a little more. [pours] that's enough. oh that's good. more? no I don't think so. what 'ave yo...
oh a little bit. what else? hm? dat yyy. orange? cheese and orange? [laughs at the combination] got orange in teapot. got orange in the teapot? here. [gives Mother a saucer] what is it? tea! in a saucer! I thought this was tea. dat tea. what's this? saucer. that's a saucer yeah. well put the cup in the saucer? no. oh. ...
eat xxx here. [laughs] oh is that good. would you like some? [nods] would you like some more? you would? [nods] huh? that's just a little one? yeah. want more? now what else have you got? um herbank. what? herbank. I got herbank here. home bakes? what's home bakes? here dis herbake. [shows plate] where xxx? huh? where ...
okay. I bring glass. xxx bring glass. Mommy bring glass me. get glass Mummy. [4 not vocalic or imperative] xxx glass a Mummy. [gives glass to Sarah] dat glass pour on milk. pour dis in here. Mummy you want eat? do I wanna eat? well what've you got? milk. oh just milk? here xxx your milk. [gives Mother glass] oh okay. o...
[drinks it "all up"]. all gone? yeah. okay? all gone. want more? I don't think so. no? you want cake? you got some? what kind? um one cake. just one cake? what color is it? um blue! oh blue cake huh. we have blue cake and orange cheese. woe! oh dere a cake. oh that the cake? she walks like an angel walks. %int: sings s...
is it [taperecorder] on? yeah I think it's on. hi um we're havin' breakfast. good morning everybody. we can't get around to a dinner tape. it has taken us eight months just to try to make a breakfast tape [laughs]. [laughs]. sorry! [laughs]. okay. so what are you doing at school today? do you have gym? no. we have um R...
oh yeah your tea's hot. hang on. do you want some more milk in it? no. it's okay. okay. when you do your literacy class is that when you have your reading buddies? no um that comes Friday. oh that's different? do you have reading buddies every week? uh yep. that's um like one week we read to them another week they read...
%int: softly want me to cut that [waffles]? yeah [laughs]. [laughs]. [laughs]. I can't really cut it [waffles] [laughs]. yeah. hm that's much better. okay. that's okay. perfect. you know when we were talkin' about your grades yesterday Miss Melia said that your art teacher gave you your grades. mhm. and so if we wanna ...
huh [laughs]. you've been missing art days? Thursdays. is that the day that you usually if you're gonna be sick you're home on Thursday? yeah. hey Toby come here! %add: to dog get out from under the table! %int: lightly come on! [MOT is trying to cajole dog out from under the table.] there you go. good dog. go lay down...
Wednesday what else do we hafta do? we needta call the craft store. hey get away from me. no Toby [the dog]. Toby! Toby come here! get your head out of the oven! [laughs]. [laughs]. go on. go find the kitty! %int: encouragingly go find the kitty. go eat the kitty. go see Max [the cat]. Max. run like a turtle! [coughs]....
out! go find the kitty. go play! did you know that Christmas... I was just looking at the calendar yesterday it's in less than two weeks! I know. I can't believe that in two weeks Christmas will be over. I can't believe that! and we'll be in Florida. I know we're leavin' for Florida in like a week in a half. oh tomorro...
he always wear those short sleeve shirts [laughs]. even in the winter? he only has two sweaters [laughs]. in the winter? yeah [laughs]. my god! you mean... he's a warm kid. sheesh! does he have a good winter jacket? mm nope. [laughs]. well that's not very good. I think this needs a little more sugar. [talking about the...
oh yeah. so you have like half an hour more... I mean thirty five minutes. do you know when your grades come out for your next quarter? yeah in January. either January or February. so you needta be concentrating very hard on bringing those grades up and working hard on your effort and... then we have one in April I thi...
I barely have it all filled up. is it like the Oregon Trail? a little. you hafta keep um up on your supplies. mhm. um but you just have supplies and it's taking place now. um it's in a different part of the country. the Amazon? Amazon. yeah that's not in our country. um m but it sounds a lot like the Amazon Trail. I me...
is it like those Dungeons and Dragons? no Rebel. no Rebel Assault is like that. Rebel Assault? is that a Star Wars one? yeah. I'm surprised 'cause it doesn't seem like Star Wars would be too violent. no. and the third one um... there's three? yeah. three Star Wars movies. oh yeah yeah yeah. movies. and um Princess Leah...
my God I read the back of it and it was like your friends's dead corpses are everywhere. blood and gore spew... ugh! it was like ugh! I've never even heard of that. uh what I wanted is just Dungeons and Dragons Advanced. it's nasty. well you ca... that doesn't have as much gruesome... well I asked whether any of the D ...
[mocking the dog] look at the way like when you pet her she like totally almost sits on you. yeah. you're a good dog. yes you are! %int: lightly oh she xxx me. isn't she? no she's so tired this morning. that's how come she looks so cute. yes. and small [laughs]. you know we're having our big Christmas dinner this Satur...
okay? Florida. Santa's coming to Florida. yeah. and it's called your grandparents okay? [coughs]. yeah [laughs]. thank God [laughs]! see they can pay the bills in January. ya know what me and my friends joke about? we say that he [Santa] buys all the toys. [Chi is referring to Santa Claus.] I know remember that one yea...
oh no it isn't xxx. well you know its gonna be on our computer. uh oh yeah. so you can play Sim Iowa with him okay? Sim City Two thousand. no we already got regular Sim City. yeah but that's way better. no listen to me for a minute. um do you have a present for Jen and Martin? uhuh. well maybe you could either uh buy s...
I doubt it. I called her invited her um and I doubt it. but she would love a pair of earrings also. you know what the other thing is is we oughta check in with the gallery and see how your earrings are sellin'. I was wondering whether you had thought about that when you went downtown the other day. about popping in to ...
my name's Toby. my name's Food. my name's Achoo. my name's everything Mommy so if you do anything I can jiggle my neck I'll hello come. I will I will I will. [Chi is pretending to be the dog and is carrying on this monologue as Toby.] if you pet me I'll come I'll come I'll come. she's still having a good time after hav...
I bet she said when um... go get the kitty! hey hey. I... look at her she tips her head sideways and she says what go sleep in the laundry? [laughs]. [laughs]. you know what yesterday I saw her do? I saw her hop in the laundry basket [laughing]. what do you mean hop in the laundry basket? she hopped in the laundry bask...
um she growled at [laughs] Toby and um cats usually hiss so this one sounded like um a dog. it went... [growls like a dog]. what'd she whack Toby? yeah did you hear she's like... [growls like a fierce dog]. I know 'cause she has got a really mean growl. bet she useta be a fighter cat. well what did Toby do in the laund...
[laughs]. oh Toby. oh Toby. %int: in a high voice what did you do in the laundry basket huh? %add: to the dog oh Mommy I sniffed for goodies in the laundry basket. [Chi is answering for the dog.] you're so cute it's a crime! %add: to the dog %int: teasingly it's a crime! come on come on come on come on here. %int: in a...
oh [howls]. [laughs]. maybe xxx. sit down and finish your tea. maybe on her birthday we can go down to the pound and say she um doin' good. yeah I know I thought about that maybe we could just take her back and say you know let's show them how good she's doing. I'm still gonna write a letter to them you know. but actua...
[laughs]. and Toby just was I'm enjoying that. oh do we have anymore? cookies? I kinda got rid of 'em. kinda? %int: quietly yeah kinda. no take some fruit to school today. but I've [laughs] been taking fruit for the last four days [laughs]! that's 'cause we've got like five more pounds of pears in the fridge. [laughs]....
it doesn't give you the good calories you need to get through school. come on! [Chi is starting to whine and get frustrated with Mot for not giving in.] hey was it only is Miss Lee's class that she said no junk food for a snack? the other teachers let the kids bring junk food? no um Miss Lee let us bring it on Friday a...
hey listen to me. are you still uh trading your school lunches? some of them. have they been any better lately or are they still nasty? I practically threw up the other day. no you would have got the flu anyway. I know you don't like the school lunches but they didn't actually physically make you sick. you were getting...
no one likes to trade when with me anymore 'cause they get diarrhea. everyone gets diarrhea or they throw up. from the school lunch? yeah I mean one of the first graders they have lunch early and they went home about half an hour later. alright. well then we needta making home lunches again. okay. the problem is we can...
yeah. good. as long as it's like not in this huge Tupperware. okay... oops! we'd better get the dog walked so you can get to school. you can make me a lunch right now. okay. [barely audible] well we gotta go food shoppin' today I'll see what have okay? alright say goodbye. goodbye! [talking into the tape recorder] bye ...
[refers to talking on tape] Chi. you hafta talk into the tape or we're gonna be in big trouble. okay. yes I love it. %int: forced [answers to mothers original question] help yourself honey. so what day do you go on the field trip? Friday? mhm. I don't wanna go though. you don't wanna go? wher where is it to? Farn? oh F...
you had all the ones that I just cut recently? there was only three. there was more than three. there was three pieces in there! %int: annoyed shh! [burps]. [laughs]. [laughs]. excuse me. [laughs]. we're gonna get in trouble. you want more steak? yes I would. you finish your homework? no mommy dearest. hm [laughs]. I x...
when's your award xxx. xxx shut up. [laughs]. [laughs]. not enough time. to get any awards. like I got this... for xxx. you got the listening award. the loser award. he got [laughs] the listening. listening! when did I get this? it was few xxx. last week? this week. or last week? the end of last week you brought it hom...
well look it... this means excellent attention to discussion explanations opinions and announcements over a period of several weeks. you can be very proud of your child for often listening. p s. several weeks should read all terms since September. that makes the continued effort even more impressive. I bet you're proud...
mhm. why? because um almost nine o clock at night and we're just eating supper and you're not going out to do... you're not shoveling in the back parkway by yourself. there's space heaters. poor guy. xxx shoveling xxx. what's his name? I don't know! %int: defensive and irritated you know I'm not doing this thing 'cause...
[gasps in pain] are you alright? whaddya do? nothin'. did you bang your leg on what? the ch chair. haha. %int: taunting oh shut up. The Wayans Brothers. [refers to a television program that is on] [MOT seems to have left the table and is cleaning up in the kitchen. There are sounds of pots clanging away from the eating...
no I got a ride. but from who? [Chi does not answer] hello. do you remember to tell you how xxx these things? who'd you get a ride from? Eddie's grandfather. oh Eddie's grandfather came today? does anybody want anymore ketchup? yes no maybe? [still no answer] alright. I gotta make sure this [taperecorder] works. we're ...
please do not put anymore salt on here and lay off the juice and eat your vegibles. yes mam. [whispers] the vegible tastes good. good. mm boy that smells good. [laughs]. [hums]. [a television or radio can be heard in the background] well since you don't have nothin' to say no sense we wastin' it huh? wait wait this is....
I thought it was ninety two. ninety two ninety four. ninety two right? um I like this chicken soup and the rice. do you like supper? yeah. and my uncle cooked it for me. good. I like the meat especially. yeah so if you think you're so smart what's ten times ten. a hundred. ten time... that right? but I was asking Phili...
didn't hurt for me. you know what? what? I like my teacher. my um veni Miss Gnewuch 'cause she gave me colored pencils and she gave me um lipsticks and she gave me um perfume and stuff like that. oh she did? yeah. quit Chi. [sounds like Chi might be playing with the recorder.] and Miss Gnewuch said if someone gets her ...
I'll go get it if there's if you guys will drink xxx. get us red juice. you guys keep on... [aft tape is turned off, interrupting this utterance, and then turned on again] yeah um and especially when and then um Miss Dunn tells us to um um get out our math books... what? watch it look. um and um we hadta do something w...
I wanna talk about mom now. mommy's real nice huh? yeah. whoa I spilled my juice. [whispers] um and sometimes when um when there's um food in the house and sometimes we're hungry so we... [laughs]. no uncle eats it all. yeah uncle eats it all. um and we don't get nothing to eat so we hafta wait a long time 'til we get ...
keep on talking. this soup is good. I like it man [? mam]. my uncle... gooder again. my uncle cooks good. and um... but sometimes when we go somewhere wi' Maria she likes to stop a lot and she likes to get stuff. and the last time Anthony and Dominic were there. and um they said they wanted a bag of chips and but they ...
what you say? who is using my soap? no one has dad. [tape is shut off, cutting short the last word of this utterance, and is then turned on again] [vocalization]. you stop it? yes. Chi always stops it. leave it alone! give me the damn thing! 'cause dad's talking. [tape is shut off] = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV7/M...
[Chi appears to be talking with FRI over the phone so FRI is very difficult to hear; there is a cut on the tape as FRI speaks and one hears noises from another place and after a few seconds it goes back to child's home] we're gonna have a report typed. and that's my life. is that all you have about your life? who do yo...
speak up! speak in the microphone! macaroni and cheese. okay. what's your favorite movie star? no singer! my favorite what? sing singer! like oh I will always love you [singing]. now s... www [disgusted sound] hi. I'm gonna show you guys an impression of me Whitney Houston. and I I I will always bug you and I will a [s...
is that all? now your favorite food! my favorite food. xxx xxx I have one favorite food. one of them is pizza. okay. excuse me? hello? now. of a movie star? xxx xxx. and I will always love you and I will always love you [singing]. could you hear me? Fri? could you hear me? [tape seems to be turned on and off.] speak as...
whatcha doin' I'm sittin' here xxx and watchin' the snow fall on down on the ground [singing]. hey whatcha doin' xxx [singing] no www [raspberry]. [tape is shut off and on.] you off the phone yet? is xxx comin' here. what did I say to you? is xxx coming here? [tape is tampered with and then television (switching around...
anyway I told you earlier today. every day somebody is not coming over. and I'm xxx... I just asked! and I had told you probably today my head is still sore! my head feels like it's gonna explode! I didn't know that! yes you do. I haven't felt good all week! David [two year old cousin] doesn't feel good. he's sick. he ...
what? could um... leave it! don't... Mom Sis playin' with the taperecorder. don't touch it Sis. you needta leave this taperecorder alone. why Mummy? 'cause it's somebody else's. you have... duh! %add: SIS Mummy. what? Mom I would like a Santa Claus all around there. [frustrated groan]. what Santa Claus? gimme the butte...
well I told you. [giggles]. is that why I got xxx? what're you wear... oh. okay. be careful. it's hot. I know it is. and watch out for the dog. she's gonna jump up and eat your food. hey! stop yelling at her. I was hoping to move her big body. Ginger move your big body. move your big head! %int: high pitched move your ...
it did... did Ginger eat it? it... mhm. well it's gone now. well xxx. where you [Sis] goin'? hey! no! Heather Lastname [full name]. sit down and... sit down! %int: angry what do you want? I want a a muffin. you want another roll? this is lima. eat some more of that um turkey. where did my... I don't um... what? I was l...