シングルマザーの私は元夫から復縁を求められ、友人に相談することに。友人のサチは再婚した場合のリスクを指摘し、マリノは過去の離婚理由を振り返る。話し合いを通して、自分の気持ちを整理し、子供のことを考えて慎重に再婚を考えることを決める。絶対的な正解はないが、両親や友人の意見を聞いて検討することを決める。次回の話へ続く。
Continuing from last time. I, Ai, am a single mother raising three children (10-year-old Mamoru, 6-year-old Satoshi, and 2-year-old Hiroto). I divorced my ex-husband Kiichi two years ago. When we got divorced, the atmosphere between us was very tense, and I didn’t even want to see his face anymore. But now, that’s all in the past. When we meet with our three kids now, we can enjoy a much happier atmosphere than before. Recently, on a visitation day, Kiichi asked for reconciliation. I’m not sure what to do, so I decided to consult with my friends.
Struggling with Kiichi’s proposal, I felt the need to talk to someone and decided to seek opinions from two friends from college, Sachi and Marino. Both are married with children. Since it’s hard for both of them to leave their homes, we decided to have remote conversations after their kids went to bed at night.
This time, I was told, “He wants to get back together.” When I brought up the topic, the two friends took some time to think about it.
After a moment of silence, Sachi was the first to speak up.
“When you got divorced, Ai, you moved, right? Because of that… not to say it’s your fault, but Mamoru had to change schools. If you remarry, won’t you go back to your old house? That means going back to the old school.” I nodded in agreement with Sachi’s sharp opinion.
Sachi’s point is accurate. If the remarriage doesn’t work out, there’s a possibility of being in a difficult situation. That’s why it’s important to think carefully.
“As I start to think that remarriage might not be possible,” I began to feel, Marino spoke up this time.
“At that time, Hiroto was just born, and I had no emotional bandwidth at all. Kiichi had just changed jobs, making work very demanding. We clashed emotionally and ended up getting divorced…” Looking back and putting it into words, it’s true that things were very difficult enough to lead to divorce.
By talking with my two friends, I felt my emotions gradually getting organized. I can understand Sachi’s view that remarrying is out of the question when considering the children, and Marino’s opinion that “maybe getting back with the ex-husband would be a safe choice?” seems reasonable too. There’s probably no absolute right answer, so following Marino’s advice, I plan to also listen to my parents’ opinions.
To be continued in [Episode 3].
Original concept: Mama Star Community, Script: Motte, Illustration: Uoshi, Editing: Tsukada Moe