note de Noël｜Day 05 Forgiving and Being Forgiven

Good evening!
Today, for the second time, I've decided to write for Rin Kiki's project.

Today's word is "forgiveness."

Hmm, I was vaguely thinking that I wouldn't be able to write about this word, and I had been thinking about writing something else today.

I thought "forgiveness" could mean both
being forgiven
and
forgiving others,
but the first thing I imagined was
the "being forgiven" side.

Since becoming a mother, there have been many things, and I have countless thoughts like,
I wish I had done that for my children back then,
or I wish I hadn't reacted that way,
so in that sense,
I might be wishing to be forgiven.

But today, my eldest daughter did
something selfish again.

I thought, "How annoying!" 💢 and
when she came home, I didn't want to speak to her,
and I only kept communication to
the bare minimum.

But then, while I was hanging the laundry,
I heard her calling me.

What?

When I went over, she started telling me about
something funny that happened on her field trip today.

...

I end up forgiving her, don't I? lol

Ah, I honestly think I'm too soft. When I was a child,

even if I fought with my mother,
I loved how she would always talk to me
the next day as if nothing had happened.
I realized I'm the same way. 💦

I wonder if things like this are passed down.

In truth, I should probably be stricter, saying, "A promise is a promise!"
From the outside, people might say,
"You're too soft, Mom!"
But... still, I can't help but think that my daughter,

who is happily showing me photos right next to me,
is just so cute.

Somewhere, forgiving and being forgiven, it feels like we are connected by an invisible bond.

So, for me, forgiveness is the time spent in a fight with my daughter that never lasts very long.

Thank you for reading my article again today 😊

Yuki

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