My Mother-in-Law's True Feelings

No. 513 The story introduced this time

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The story introduced this time is a post by a woman who wrote about her interactions with her mother-in-law during the Great Hanshin Earthquake.

Regarding the time of the post,
summary site,summary site, I could not confirm the exact posting date from these, but since the Great East Japan Earthquake is mentioned, it is likely that it was posted after 2011.

There was a YouTube video based on this story, so I will introduce it as well.

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When I first got married, I didn't get along well with my mother-in-law, and I would feel mentally exhausted whenever we met.

She wasn't mean to me, but compared to my own mother, who was friendly and often laughed loudly, my mother-in-law, who had worked as a nurse until her legs went bad, didn't express her emotions directly and was more of a crisp, sharp, and quiet person, which made me feel guarded around her.

There were times when I felt like, "She doesn't really like me," so I kept our relationship polite and distant.

That year, because I had given birth to my second child in the autumn, we decided to visit my husband's parents in mid-January to avoid the crowds.

Then, early in the morning, I felt a tremor and impact like nothing I had ever experienced before.

It was the Great Hanshin Earthquake.

My mother-in-law and I, who were making lunch and breakfast for my husband and the others who were going fishing in the morning, couldn't stand and sat down on the floor.

The cupboard doors flew open, and plates and glasses came raining down one after another.

I felt like someone called my name, and when I opened my eyes, my mother-in-law was covering me.

Her arms, shoulders, and head, which were holding me, were bleeding.

My husband and father-in-law rushed into the kitchen holding the children and led us out into the hallway.

When we opened the front door, which was warped and hard to open, the scenery of the town had completely changed.

My in-laws' house was on a high floor of an apartment building, but the elevator had stopped, and there were cracks in the stairs.

While we were still in a daze, a large aftershock hit.

Large cracks appeared in the hallway walls, and every time a tremor hit, I could hear the sound of something large crashing down.

My mother-in-law said, "You all need to run away quickly!" and went back into the room to bring out everyone's coats and scarves.

I asked while crying, "What about you... what about you, Mother?" and she replied with a stern face, "I'll escape later, just go quickly!"

I realized that because she had bad legs and couldn't escape down the stairs, she thought she would be a burden.

When my husband tried to carry her on his back, saying, "If I abandon my mother and run away, I won't be able to face my children anymore," she slapped him.

"The ones you must protect are your wife and children! Just think about protecting your wife, who hasn't fully recovered from childbirth, and your two young children!" Then, with blood-stained hands, she stroked my hair and smiled, saying, "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked you to come home for a visit. I'm sorry."

In the end, my father-in-law persuaded us that he would bring her along and escape later, so my husband and I went down the stairs first with our two children.

When we safely reunited at the evacuation center, I was so relieved that I hugged her and cried with an incoherent, wailing sound.

The apartment building completely collapsed a few days later.

After reuniting at the shelter, I realized that while she had brought coats for the rest of the family, she herself was only wearing a sweater and an apron.

When I realized she had intended to let everyone else escape from the very beginning, I cried again.

Due to the unprecedented situation, I stopped producing breast milk, and when it did come out, it was clogged or discolored, causing me such pain that I was breaking out in a cold sweat while massaging it. My mother-in-law, who had once worked in an OB-GYN clinic, cried while helping me with the massage, saying, "It's inflamed, isn't it? It hurts. But if you don't express it, it will hurt even more. I'm sorry I can't do it for you."

At the evacuation center, she worked as a nurse, saying, "I've been away from it for a while and my knowledge is outdated," and she cheered everyone up.

The baby who was with us at that time is now in high school, and my father-in-law has already passed away.

Whenever I see the earthquake disaster in Fukushima, I can't help but remember the Great Hanshin Earthquake.

My mother-in-law, who lives with us, still doesn't show her emotions much, but now I can clearly understand what she is thinking.

Thank you, Mother.

I will never forget you, covered in blood, from that day.

YouTube

There was a video made based on this story, so I would like to introduce it.
*It seems there are other videos besides the one I am introducing.

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In closing

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