A Child's Sleeping Face

I love it so much.
I love it just as much as their smiling face.

Even if I get frustrated with my child for not listening during the day, when I see their sleeping face, I think, '...well, I guess it's okay.'

If anything, it even makes me think, 'I'm sorry for being too harsh.'

That's how much positive power a sleeping face has.

I'll try to think about why a sleeping face looks so cute.

There must be three reasons.

Though I haven't thought of them yet.

First
because a peaceful time is passing

When raising children, you are always chased by something, whether it's trouble or things that need to be done.

However, when the child is sleeping, things go surprisingly smoothly and according to plan.

Perhaps it looks even cuter because I can look at their face calmly and with a peaceful heart during such a quiet time.

Second
because they don't say cheeky things

Children who are quick to develop start talking around the age of two.

Two years old.

That's right.

It's the hellish 'terrible twos'.

I think this period really tests your capacity as a parent.
It's a major parenting trial that follows the phase of night crying.

They don't want to take a bath.

They don't want to eat.

They don't want to get dressed.

They don't want to go to daycare.

They don't want to go to sleep.

They don't want to do anything.

They don't want to do nothing either.

I always think, 'Ugh! Then what am I supposed to do?'
I always think that.

But honestly, no matter what I do, they're going to say no.

Once you realize that, it becomes a little easier.

"It's not a question of whether it's right or wrong, or whether it makes sense or not."

If you stop expecting things to go exactly as you want from the start, you will gradually get used to it.

I got a bit too heated about the 'terrible twos' and went off-topic 😅

Let's get back to it.

We were talking about not being cheeky, right?

Since you aren't exchanging words, you can simply look at their face. Because no unnecessary emotions get in the way.

That's when you realize it.

"Looking at them again, my child really is cute after all."

And now, the third point. This is the last one.

Argh!!

This is no good----!

I couldn't think of anything.

I wanted to say something nice and wrap it up neatly, but it was impossible.

I've been struggling for 5 minutes and still can't think of anything.

From now on, when I start writing without having anything in mind, I'll limit it to two points.

I still need more training.

I will continue to post every day from tomorrow onwards to improve my writing skills.

It was supposed to settle into a nice story, but I couldn't wrap it up well. Still, the healing power of a sleeping face is outstanding, right! That was the point✌️

I'll manage to wrap it up neatly tomorrow, so please don't think "this guy is hopeless" and come back to check tomorrow!

See you tomorrow👋