Thank you for being my wife. Thank you for being my son. And...

I fight with my wife. About once a week. I am reflecting on this.

My wife and I have mysterious arguments about who is more exhausted. They often break out around 7 p.m.

Recently, I have been saying to my wife,"Thank you for being my wife," I say it with a straight face. I realized that saying it makes me feel refreshed. I say it about once every two days.

Unfortunately, when you take the stance of "Thank you for being my wife," the burden of housework just keeps increasing indefinitely. It becomes a battle of physical and mental strength.

However, by giving up on expecting things from others, you can win a wonderfully comfortable and happy feeling!!

By the way, I tried saying something similar to my children.

I said to my 5-year-old eldest son, "[Eldest son's name], thank you for being my son,"

and I said to my 2-year-old second son, "[Second son's name], thank you for being my son."

Then my 5-year-old eldest son said, "But I'm Mom's son..."

And my 2-year-old second son said, "...?!! Well, that's fine!!" (laughs)

The value of a husband to a wife, the value of a father to a child. An irreplaceable role... I can truly believe that I have value, at least to these people. Thank you.

There is one more person I should say thank you to. In a sense, this is the person least likely to receive my gratitude.

Yes, that is myself.

The first person who can protect you is yourself. Since I am fighting on the front lines, on the verge of rolling my eyes from exhaustion and dropping the rice bowls, I realized I need to cherish myself more.

To convey gratitude to yourself, follow the steps below. If you'd like, please try it with me somewhere you can be alone.

Okay, let's begin. Place both hands on your chest, close your eyes, and with all your feelings of gratitude, ready, one, two, "Thank you..."

Maybe that's a bit strange. But I enjoyed writing it (laughs).

Thank you for reading!! That is all.

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