マキは夫ジュンと新生児の息子シンヤと一緒に暮らす家族。結婚して義実家の親戚付き合いに驚きつつも大切にしたいと考えていたが、義母の過干渉に疲れを感じ始める。義父から責められ、自分の気持ちを伝える決意をする。義実家との距離を置く理由を説明するために、義母に向けて長文のLINEメッセージを送ろうとするが、不安を感じ、親友ナオコにアドバイスを求める。【第6話】へ続く。
Continuing from the previous episode. I (Maki) am part of a family of three with my husband (Jun) and our newborn son (Shinya). When I got married, I was shocked by how involved the relatives of my in-laws were. However, I love my husband’s family and relatives, and I wanted to cherish them together. I felt the need to try harder to fit in with my in-laws like Nami, Jun’s cousin’s wife. But as my pregnancy progressed, I started feeling exhausted by the constant intrusion from my overbearing mother-in-law. Jun always supported me and took on all the interference from his mother for my sake. However, during a recent visit to my in-laws, it was Jun who stood up for me when his father started blaming me. He even said I didn’t have to go on a family trip, but I decided to express my feelings to my in-laws moving forward.
I wanted to explain why I wasn’t participating in trips or visiting my in-laws’ house anymore. I didn’t want them to think I was avoiding them. I debated internally and decided to express my feelings through LINE.
I was hurt and upset when I couldn’t contact them during labor. The constant visits from relatives after that were overwhelming. The storm of messages on LINE added to my distress. Just thinking about it still makes me feel sad.
I wanted them to understand why I was keeping my distance from my in-laws. I poured my heart out to explain how difficult and sad their actions had made me feel.
I wanted them to understand why I didn’t join the trips. With that in mind, I typed out a message. It ended up being long because I poured my heart out. I hope my message will reach my mother-in-law and that we can have a better relationship in the future. Still, I felt a bit anxious about sending it, so I reached out to my friend Naoko for advice.
Continue to Episode 6.
Original concept: Mama Star Community, Script: Tae Watanabe, Art: Zenzai An, Editing: elokuu