What is an 'Ikumen'?

Good morning!

I'm Genchon, and I believe that any guy who calls himself an 'Ikumen' (child-rearing man) is no good.

#Let'sEnjoyGreetings

I'd like to believe there aren't any around me, but you know how sometimes there are guys who go around saying things like, 'I'm an Ikumen!'?

Today's article is about how 'making such declarations doesn't make anyone happy, so you should stop it.'

This is for all the dads out there raising kids!

Now, let's get started with the main story!!

I'm the type who thinks, 'What even is an Ikumen?!', but I might be misunderstanding something, so I looked it up just in case.

Hmm. 😒😒😒😒😒

It seems I wasn't misunderstanding it after all. 😞

'A father who is actively involved in child-rearing,' huh...😑😑😑

Genchon is a capable business person.

Let me start with the conclusion.

That should be obvious, shouldn't it?‼️

The mother is not the only parent of a child.

Fathers are parents, too, of course.

It's only natural to be involved.

Since it's a child of both a father and a mother, isn't it obvious that both should raise them?

Don't go around loudly boasting about something that should be a given.

From Genchon's perspective, it makes as little sense as someone saying, 'I brush my teeth every day!'

Isn't it better not to say anything at all?

Also, I want to say this to husbands who boast not just about childcare, but about doing housework too.

The more you boast about doing housework, the more it makes it look like your wife does nothing at home by comparison, doesn't it?

Are you okay with that?

You should absolutely stop trying to lower the people around you just to raise yourself up.

There are people in the workplace who try to gain an advantage by pointing out the shortcomings of others, but I really think they should stop.

Putting others down doesn't actually raise your own reputation.

It's incredibly unsightly, and above all, it's pathetic.

Also! There are often men like this, too.

"I'm the one who always takes out the trash."

I see.

Then, let me ask those husbands who say they take out the trash.

1. Who gathers the trash from all over the house and puts it into trash bags?

2. Who separates the plastic from the burnable waste?

3. Who peels the labels off the plastic bottles and rinses them out with water?

If the answer to all of the above questions is 'my wife,' then you are barely doing any trash disposal.

To use a soccer analogy,
your wife has dribbled past everyone, including the goalkeeper, and has set you up in a position where 'all you have to do is kick the ball straight to score,' and you have simply received the pass and taken the shot.

If there were a guy in this situation saying, 'Look! I scored the goal!
Isn't that amazing!!', what would you think?

You would think, 'No matter how you look at it, the amazing one isn't you, it's the wife who dribbled the ball all the way there,' right?

If you ask me, your trash disposal is just like that.

Let's reflect deeply on this.

Please be more mindful starting from the next time you take out the trash.

Huh??

What is it??

'And what about you, acting all high and mighty?'
Is that what you're saying??

Phew...

Please, give me a break.

Who is asking whom?

He is a man who loves his wife more than anyone in the world, and is loved by her more than anyone in the world, right?

It goes without saying, doesn't it?

Oh, come on...

You're so persistent...

If you're that curious, I'll answer!

I'm only going to say this once, so listen carefully!

Sigh... (sound of taking a deep breath)

It's all my wife!!

Whoa!!!!

Please stop!

Please stop!!

Please don't throw stones at me!!!

I just got a little carried away and felt like speaking my mind while ignoring my own shortcomings!

I'm sorry! I'm sorry!!

I said a lot of high-and-mighty things, but before my night shift, I'll proudly say, 'I'll take the trash out during the night,' and then forget to take it out while it's still in the car.

I forget about the trash after being in the car for just a few seconds.

I can't even kick the ball anymore.

My wife's capacity for tolerance is amazing, since she doesn't get fed up with a useless guy like me and just laughs it off.

Today's article was about how 'it's hard to tell, because even people who talk big might actually not be that great.' ✌️

When it comes to housework and childcare, those who can do what needs to be done should just do it quietly, without trying to show off to those around them!

It's not about who is greater or more amazing; everyone is amazing, and everyone is great. 😁

See you again tomorrow. 👋