Lately, I've been feeling unsettled by the generation gap...
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I'm ronron, a mediocre runner.
Last time it was about my father-in-law, this time it's about my son; I have some thoughts on the generation gap...
Having lived for half a century, I feel the generation gap with my son.
We've lived together for a quarter of a century, but every time he has a major life event, I get unsettled.
100 years (= 1 century) is divided equally, with half (50 years) expressed as half a century, one-quarter (25 years) as a quarter-century, and three-quarters (75 years) as three-quarters of a century.
The times are changing so rapidly, and having been raised by parents from the early Showa era, I feel like a person from two, no, three generations ago.
When my eldest son came to greet us with his girlfriend, bringing a box of sweets and saying, "We're going to live together,"
I thought, "Wait, shouldn't you say 'We're going to get married' instead?"
I don't understand the order of things,
ronron: "Is there a possibility you won't get married?"
Eldest son: "I suppose so."
I can't understand it at all.
But when I looked into it, all my friends of the same generation had followed the same path.
They got married safely.
Because it was during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was a family-only wedding without inviting relatives.
Don't invite relatives? Postpone it!
No alcohol? Postpone it!
(Is that important?)
Ignoring my father-in-law's opinions, we went ahead with it.
And my father-in-law gave a toast,
with the theme: "The husband works outside, and the wife protects the home."
The other side's parents both work.
My husband and I both work, and the toast was given in front of our son and his wife who also both work...
A grandchild was born.
My son, who had a simplified wedding, became a different person for his child and started valuing traditions.
He looked up all the child-related events and tried to do every single one.
In the past, we would hear about local rituals from parents or relatives,
but now, there is too much information because it all comes up when you Google it.
Wow, you're going that far?
Next, the topic of buying a house came up.
Anyway, every time there's some event, I get unsettled.
What will come up next!?
And I still have my second son to deal with...
50 days until the goal50 days!
Let's enjoy our running life♪
Well then, see you tomorrow ( ´Д｀)ﾉ~Bye-bye
Today's excitement level ★★★☆☆
Is this how I grow...