Nature Could Not Be Conquered | Dad's Biology Encyclopedia | Sales | Married Couple | Parenting
When I was working in corporate sales in the manufacturing industry, I once managed to rank first out of about 1,000 salespeople.
I chased numbers, formed hypotheses, and verified them.
Results can be replicated.
That is what I believed.
So, when I became a stay-at-home dad, I honestly underestimated it a little.
Parenting and housework are, in short, just project management.
However, the first thing I encountered in the field of family life was not logic, but "nature."
My daughter, who was crying and running away from pill bugs yesterday, tries to put them in her pocket today, calling them "friends."
My son, on the very day I set up the perfect bedtime routine, causes everything to collapse with a single "back switch" trigger.
They won't come home on sunny days.
They want to go outside even more on rainy days.
Even if I look for reasons, no answer comes back.
All that comes back is,
"It's just one of those days."
That's all it is.
In sales, I would have analyzed the cause.
At home, I end up laughing before I can even analyze it.
That was when I finally realized.
The opponent I am trying to conquer is not a "project."
That it is "natural."
So I stopped trying to analyze it.
Instead, I decided to observe it.
That is the beginning of this "Dad Biology Encyclopedia."
Observation Record 1: The ecosystem extended outside the house as well.
At first, I thought only my family was unique.
However, I go to the park.
I go to the shopping mall.
I go to the zoo.
Then, no matter where I go, the same creatures are there.
They crouch at the same time,
they carry luggage at the same time,
and they check their wife's expression at the same time.
Even though they are different fathers, their ecology is surprisingly similar.
I thought I was walking through a forest.
Before I knew it, I was observing the ecosystem itself.
Let's take a quick look...
No.022 Leg Hair Dad
Scientific name: Papa shinageus honoris
A rare species that resists the Reiwa hair removal boom and continues to maintain lush leg hair.
He shows off his survival skills by wearing shorts, but no one other than himself understands that intention.
His natural enemy is the spouse's
"That doesn't suit you."
single remark.
Furthermore, individuals have been observed mimicking long pants due to this single blow.
No.021 SP Dad
Scientific name: Papa bodyguardus
A defensive individual observed with high probability at parks on holidays.
Flying balls. Charging bicycles. Children about to fall.
When he senses danger, his body moves before he can think.
What is interesting is that there is no hesitation in his actions.
He is not just protecting.
They know that the time they are allowed to protect them is not eternal.
No. 019 Arms-Crossed Loud Dad
Scientific name: Papa loudus dominans
A large species widely observed at youth soccer fields, parks, and sports days.
He crosses his arms and barely moves from his spot, but his voice reaches further than anyone else's.
"To the right!" "Go!" "Now!"
He thinks he is directing the game as a coach, but his voice barely reaches the children's ears. Even so, he continues to call out.
In ecology, this behavior is classified as "Affectionate-Expression-Type: Intimidation-Style Cheering."
No. 017 Shopping Bag-Carrying Dad
Scientific name: Papa logisticus
Inhabits large commercial facilities in groups.
Even if both hands are full, shoulders are buried, or the stroller is piled high with luggage.
To the short call of "Can you carry this?", a response of "No" has not been confirmed to date.
They are not just carrying luggage.
They are the infrastructure supporting domestic logistics.
[Ubiquitous species frequently observed in urban areas]
No.002 Smartphone-Staring Dad
Scientific name: Papa screenicus
No.016 Where's Mom? Dad
Scientific name: Mama dependentus
Nature is not a word that refers only to mountains and forests.
The benches in shopping malls, too.
The corners of food courts, too.
The sofa in the living room, too.
There, too, each ecosystem quietly breathes today.
The numbering being buggy is just part of the charm 🥹🥰
Observation Record ② Children are close to nature
Dads are listed in the encyclopedia.
Children are not.
Because children do not yet have a 'mold'.
They are the genuine article of nature itself.
Watching children makes me wonder.
The day after being afraid of bugs, they become a bug expert,
and today they graduate from Anpanman, which they loved until yesterday, saying, "I'm a baby."
What they couldn't do yesterday, they can suddenly do today.
Even though they were clingy yesterday, today
"I'll do it myself."
they say, shaking off my hand.
It's not like plants growing little by little.
They change like bamboo growing overnight.
That's why parents can't keep up.
Nature is natural because it is unpredictable.
It is not something to be conquered, but something to be observed.
When I was a salesman, my job was to read the market.
Numbers don't lie.
If you analyze them, the future becomes visible to some extent.
But a family is different.
Even if you do the same thing,
they get angry today at what they laughed at yesterday.
They laugh today at what they cried about yesterday.
There is no such thing as reproducibility anywhere.
At first, that was painful.
"I should be able to do this better."
"I should be able to do this more efficiently."
That is how I used to think.
But I was wrong.
Nature is not something to be conquered.
It is something to be observed.
Just as the seasons are a little different every year.
Just as the color of the sky is different every day.
For children and parents alike, no two days are ever the same.
Today, too, there are new discoveries.
Creatures that weren't there yesterday appear,
and creatures that were there until yesterday have evolved just a little bit.
That is why this field guide will never be complete.
No—
it is precisely because it is never complete that turning the pages every day is so enjoyable.
🏆The judges who will be assisting us this time🏆
[Nature] Yamaoku-san🏔️
[The Choice of That Day] VOID-san👊
[Where the Heart Is] Kakerun-san🐈
[Wind] Shizuku Amano-san🌬
["Freedom" for You] Akane-san🦄
[ChatGPT's Yoshida] Kawamura-san🐻
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