The story continues with Misa, her husband Hajime, and their one-year-old daughter Hina. Hina is growing and developing each day, receiving love from her grandparents. When Hajime’s mother is given only six months to live, she writes down things she wants to do before passing. Hajime wants to fulfill her wish of buying a school bag for Hina, but Misa feels conflicted about using something special to her for that purpose. The family gathers, and despite her declining health, Hajime’s mother remains cheerful. Misa struggles with the complexity of choosing a school bag and the conflicting emotions surrounding her mother-in-law’s wish.
Continuing from last time. I (Misa) am a family of three with my husband Hajime and our daughter Hina. Hina is currently 1 year old. She is growing day by day, with increasing things she can do, and I feel her growth every day. Hina is loved not only by her parents but also by her grandparents, and I thought she would grow up surrounded by love from everyone. At that time, my mother-in-law was given a prognosis of six months to live. While the whole family was feeling down, my mother-in-law wrote down the “things she wants to do before she dies.” Is there an article about “buying a randoseru for Hina”…?
I understand my husband’s feelings of wanting to fulfill his mother’s wish of six months left to live. However, I feel that using the randoseru that Hina carefully chose for the sake of my mother-in-law’s “wish” is different. But I couldn’t shake my head.
My brother-in-law also came to my parents’ house. My mother-in-law responded with a smile, saying “Thank you for coming,” while embracing Hina and saying “grandma.” She has lost some weight, but looks relatively “normal.” While Hina and my mother-in-law were playing, my father-in-law started talking to me.
Hina will use a randoseru until she is 6 years old. It’s not easy to choose carefully what to use. Furthermore, how should I explain to Hina that she doesn’t have to use it? My in-laws made the situation even more complicated by buying me a randoseru that I wouldn’t even use. I became more and more irritated. No one is thinking about Hina, and they are only considering my mother-in-law’s feelings. In that case, as a mother, I think I have to empathize with the baby’s feelings.
To be continued in [Episode 3].
Original idea: Mamasta Community Script: Tae Watanabe Illustration: Belko Editing: Miyabi