The moment I sit on the sofa, the 'Read this to me!' begins. The growth my son showed me, beyond just words.
"Daddy, read this!!" 📖💨
The moment I finished the dishes and leaned back onto the sofa with a sigh.
These words come flying at me as if he were waiting for me to sit down. 😂
Can any of you relate? Lol
In our house, we currently have three ultimate supervisors! 🚨
✅ The 'I want you to listen to me' guy (eldest son) 🗣️
✅ The 'I want you to watch me do it' guy (second son) 👀
✅ The 'I just want to cruise around' guy (third son) 👶🐾
Every day, I often end up making them wait their turn by saying, "Just wait a second!", but the other day, I looked into the living room and saw a surprising sight... 👀✨
My eldest son had opened a picture book by himself and was trying his best to follow along with each character, like he was speaking broken Japanese. 📖✍️
"......did it. ......did."
It was faltering, but it was actually forming sentences.
Seeing my eldest son, who was once so small, trying to enter the world of stories on his own, my eyes suddenly welled up. 😭✨
When I asked, "Why are you reading by yourself?"
He looked embarrassed and said, "Because I like it!" ❤️
The title of this picture book is **"Kindness and Consideration"**. 📖🍀
Thinking that he wasn't waiting for me to read it to him, but was trying to learn that "kindness" on his own... as a father, it makes me want to stand tall and face their "Read this to me!" requests even more. 💪✨
Even when I come home exhausted from my work as a gardener, the growth of these children is my fuel! ⛽️🔥
Tonight, I'm going to seal away the "just wait a second" and listen to them read until my voice goes hoarse! 🗣️📖✨
(Oh, and I'll make sure not to forget the 10 squats afterward... lol 🏋️♂️)
Thank you for always reading! ✨
Recently, I've started introducing my work tools and recommended picture books on my Rakuten blog and ROOM.
I plan to keep turning the "this is nice" moments of daily life into something more, so I hope you'll continue to follow along! 🌿
👇 I've compiled the picture books from today's episode here
https://room.rakuten.co.jp/room_fronta020807e06d/1700366585171152
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