夫は育児に協力的ではあるが、母の日を祝わないことに不満を感じる妻。夫は何も考えていないようで、妻が感謝の気持ちを伝えることを望んでいる。妻は夫に理解を求め、自分が父の日を祝う理由を説明する。夫は初めて気づき、感謝の気持ちを示すことを約束する。家族の意識を高め、記念日を大切にし、お互いのニーズを話し合いながら解決していくことを望む。夫婦のコミュニケーションが改善され、感謝の気持ちが大切になるストーリー。
Continuing from last time. I live with my husband and our just turned 3-year-old son, Mitsuki. My husband is not uncooperative when it comes to childcare, but he reluctantly helps when asked. I am not completely satisfied with my husband, but economically he contributes more to us, and practically, I spend more time with the children, so I have turned a blind eye to many things. There are small frustrations, but I have loved my son and cherished the small happinesses. However, as Mother’s Day approaches, I become melancholic. I celebrate Father’s Day with the children, but my husband has never celebrated Mother’s Day since our son was born. I understand that I am not my husband’s “mother,” but it felt strange.
On Mother’s Day, my husband doesn’t do anything and looks forward to eating with our son. Is he really not thinking about anything?
My husband jokingly said, “Huh? What? Did you want me to celebrate Mother’s Day? Should have told me!”
I told my husband, “I didn’t want anything special. I just wanted you to be appreciative, so isn’t it enough to say ‘thank you always’?” expressing my honest feelings.
I made my husband understand again why I want to celebrate Father’s Day—to let Mitsuki know that there is a hardworking father supporting him and to foster a sense of gratitude. I explained to him why I do it. And he does it.
“I understand that as well. I am a troublesome person. If it bothered you so much, you should have just said ‘Mother’s Day’ from the start,” my husband replied.
I felt relieved after expressing what I wanted to say to my husband! I really didn’t want to promote Mother’s Day and felt ashamed of myself. However, teaching “values” to children who don’t understand anything is also a parent’s job. I think commemorating special days is to reaffirm the feelings that tend to be taken for granted every day. I want people around me to be able to express gratitude, and I want them to cherish seasonal celebrations. I think the same way towards my son. That’s why I will continue to celebrate Father’s Day. Since I scolded my husband, he has started expressing his gratitude to me on special days. It may not have happened from the beginning, but I want to resolve things by discussing each individual’s needs.
Original Composition: MamaStar Community Script: Watanabe Tae Illustration: Chiru Editing: Yokouchi Mika