The Day of Reunion
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On April 9th, two "reunions" overlapped, making it
a very happy day for me.🥰💛✨
Since it's a special occasion, I'd like to record it here.🐱 🤍 🫧 💗 🫧 🤍 🫧 💗 🫧 🤍 🫧 💗 🫧 🤍 🫧 💗
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🍀 Reunion with my former boss
▼ As I wrote in this article, my former boss who retired came to visit again.🐱
For the first time in a while, we had lunch together.🍴
As always, we talked about fashion and trivial things.👗
⭐ Boss: "How is your daughter doing?"
🍀 mana: "Yes, she turned 10 the other day and is now in the 5th grade.🐱"
⭐ Boss: "Oh my! She's already that old. Time flies. The three years of middle school and high school will surely pass in the blink of an eye."
Ah, it's warm; I really do love this, after all🥰
I was hired by this person.
Every day, while receiving their encouragement and scolding right by my side,
For about four years? They took great care in raising me until I became capable.
When I started working, my daughter was two?
I had planned to start working in June, but
They asked me to start working urgently from February,
So I scrambled to apply for daycare and prepare for her enrollment.
Ever since then, they have looked out for my daughter.
They even gave her birthday presents🎁.
My boss himself was actually born to a single parent,
and he said he had never met his father.
Even so, he said he grew up so loved by those around him
that he never felt lonely.
At the time, I was
worried about whether I could raise my daughter properly as a single parent.
In that situation, seeing my boss grow up so well,
and living his own life
while calling himself "happy"
By superimposing the image of my daughter's future self as she grows up,
I was encouraged time and time again.
And,
the very existence of my boss
became the foundation for me to believe that "my daughter will surely be okay too."
Having such a wonderful person by my side every day,
I felt deeply and warmly
what a protected life I had been living.🥰
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🍀 Reunion with my mentor
The principal of my daughter's elementary school has retired,
A new principal arrived in April.
I was surprised when I saw their name❕
To my surprise, it was my homeroom teacher from elementary school.
There was a PTA meeting on the evening of April 9th, and I was able to meet the teacher.
🍀 mana: "Teacher, were you at XX Elementary School about 30 years ago?"
⭐ Teacher: "Oh! Yes, I was! 👀"
Although we have both aged,
the look of them from back then remains the same.
They really are my teacher!
🍀 mana: "Actually, I was in your class!"
⭐ Teacher: "...👀!!!"
You became a teacher right after graduating from university,
and you said that my school was your first teaching post, so you have a lot of fond memories of it.
At first, you didn't seem to remember me,
but after a little while,
⭐ Teacher: "Isn't that mana?!"
To my surprise, you remembered me.
Back then, I was a very quiet student who wasn't good at speaking.
🍀 mana: "But teacher, I hardly ever spoke, did I? 👀"
⭐ Teacher: "Yeah. But it felt like you were listening properly (laughs)."
I see.
Is that how it looked to you? 👀
🍀 mana: "After that, I enrolled in XX High School and then transferred to XX University. And actually, I became a teacher myself for a while. When I worked at XX High School, Mr. XX's daughter enrolled as a student."
⭐ Teacher: "Whoa! I went to the same university. So, you're my junior! 😊 I miss Mr. XX too! Well, I guess it's my turn to learn from you now, mana (laughs)."
To be honest, I don't have many memories of elementary school.
Up until now, I've always spent my time thinking, "I don't have many good memories of elementary school."
I was even vague about when you were my homeroom teacher (according to you, it was when I was in the 5th and 6th grade).
But the fact that you remembered me like this.
The fact that I was truly alive there.
The fact that you have continued to be a teacher all this time.
The fact that you became a principal at a young age.
I was so happy and moved.
🍀 mana: "My daughter is in class 5-0, [Name]. She has turned ten."
⭐ Teacher: "Wow! I was your homeroom teacher when you were around ten, mana, and now your daughter is ten. It's quite moving, isn't it? I feel like I've become a grandfather or something (laughs). Well then, mana, see you at school tomorrow! Get home safely! See you later!"
🍀 mana: "Teacher, don't I sound like a student again? (laughs)"
The teacher was tearing up.
Seeing that, I got teary-eyed too.
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🍀 Bonus
They were selling "Colorful Sandwiches" at 7-Eleven 🫧
Please try them if you'd like 🤤
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🐱mana✿🐶
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