29
130
have just gone over an (( tore into him)) (.) like a complete and utter twit
(referring to herself; there is general laughter at this
remark) PST + CEs
131
Dee: you must have the same Saturday because we went for a walk and got to
132
a car park and had to pay he (her husband) really wanted to go to the sea
133
front and I certainly didn’t (( 2 syllables)) SMA
134
Jan:
yeah
(all
laugh) GSM
135
Karen: an you wanted to walk on the cliffs an he didn’t SMA
[
136
Dee:
no
I
wanted
to
be
in
the
forest
137
an so we were down on the sea front which is completely the wrong
138
direction an then the car-park we had to pay for it uh so I was making
139
suitable comments like humph one’s got to make sacrifices (others laugh)
140
so James said let’s go off to the forest (.) so I said I’m not coming
141
with you don’t you dare take me to the forest (all laugh)
142
and then after that one of the kids I don’t who it was ( noises of food
143
being unwrapped ) said about keeping quiet SMA through PST
144
Emma: oh (laughing) which child GSM
Throughout this particular exchange of personal stories the teachers are constantly
presenting themselves as struggling to successfully fulfil their roles as mothers and
partners (lines 114-115). Karen’s comments suggest that serious conversations with
partners (line104) often have to be curtailed due to the children’s needs (L110-113). Jan
Convention