リサは夫と2人の娘との4人家族で、快適な生活を送っていたが、自分の本当の気持ちや他人への思いやりを表現することが難しいと感じていた。幼い頃から両親が忙しく、自分で自分を守るように育ってきたが、義母の優しさに癒される日々を送っていた。義母はリサの気持ちを受け入れてくれ、支えてくれる存在だった。しかし、リサの夫との関係がうまくいかないとき、義母に不満をぶつけるようになり、自分の気持ちを伝えることに苦労していた。
Continuing from last time. I (Lisa) am a family of four with my husband Kouhei and two daughters, Mei and Luna. When I was a child, my mother always told me to “take care of myself” and “think about yourself.” My parents were busy with work, so I didn’t have much experience relying on them or being spoiled. I was able to live comfortably, but I also became unable to be kind to my mother or express my true feelings. My mother-in-law was the complete opposite of my mother. She always understood my feelings and was always there for me. Talking to my mother-in-law, I felt relieved that she accepted all of me. Gradually, I started to rely on this kind of relationship.
My parents were never home from early morning to late at night, so I warmed up frozen food myself, did the family’s laundry, and tried to live without relying on my parents as much as possible.
As I spent those days, I eventually became the type of person who couldn’t rely on my parents.
I was raised without being spoiled by anyone, but the kindness of Kouhei and my mother-in-law was a source of healing for me.
I had to protect myself without relying on anyone. As I grew up, my mother-in-law always accepted whatever I said and always asked, “Are you okay?”
Both Kouhei and my mother-in-law were very kind. They empathized with my feelings and gave me the words I needed.
Even when things weren’t going well with Kouhei, he was always by my side.
However, her “indulgence” increased, and she started venting her dissatisfaction with Kouhei to my mother-in-law.
“Please tell someone easy to talk to.” Looking back now, I think I did something terrible. However, at that time, I didn’t even realize it and could only one-sidedly express my feelings to my mother-in-law.
To be continued in [Episode 6].
Original idea: Mamastar Community Script: Tae Watanabe Illustration: An Kichiya