[Love] The Candy Store is a Time Machine | The Day My Son and My 30-Year-Old Self Overlapped

For the first time in a while, I fell in love with that place.

On a holiday afternoon,
I stopped by a small town candy store with my son.

⌛ Falling in love with that place for the first time in a while | A time slip back to childhood in an instant

The nostalgic storefront.
The faded sign.

The moment I stepped inside, a
sweet and slightly dusty scent spread out😊

Just this scent alone
can take you on a
time slip back to childhood in an instant, right?🤭

🍬 What my 5-year-old eldest son clutched | Those were the familiar "two dagashi snacks"

My 5-year-old eldest son
came running over with two snacks clutched in his
small hands.

When I looked, it was
Gaburichu and Umaibo.

And what's more,
the Umaibo was corn potage flavor✨

"…Huh?"

I couldn't help but let out a voice💦

🕰️ Exactly the same as me 30 years ago | The shock of our snack preferences being a "perfect match"

These are
the exact same snacks
I used to beg my mother for when I was a child😂

The sourness of the Gaburichu and
the rich powder of the corn potage Umaibo.

This combination
was my go-to set 30 years ago, wasn't it?🤭

"What's wrong?"

My son looks up at me curiously🤭

"No… these are really delicious, aren't they?"

“Yeah!”

My son smiled broadly and
immediately tried to open the Umaibo.

Oh, wait a second😅

📣 “Wait until we go to the register” | I never thought the day would come when I’d say the same thing as my mother

When I was a kid, I also
used to take a big bite the moment I opened the bag.

I couldn't wait, so
I’d start eating before leaving the store,

and my mother would
“Make sure you pay for it first!”
she’d tell me💦

My son was doing the same thing,
trying to eat before paying,
so I stopped him in a panic😭

I never imagined the day would come when I’d say the same thing as my mother…😂
(Sorry about that back then, Mom…)

🧬 Gaburichu Gene? | Time repeats in a circle at the candy store

Do children
take after their parents?

It’s not just their faces or personalities,
but maybe even their taste in candy is inheritedtoo🤔

If I did a DNA test,
would a “Gaburichu gene”
show up?😅

Perhaps

my mother,
and her mother before her,
might have bought
Gaburichu just the same…

And perhaps they
chose the corn potage flavorof Umaibo
just the same✨

That’s just how I felt😊

🌿 A Time Machine Connecting Parent and Child | Do you have a candy from your childhood memories?

After we finished paying and left the store,
my son immediately took a big bite of his Umaibo👍

With corn potage powder all around his mouth,
he laughs and says, "It's delicious!" 😊

Seeing that face,
my heart felt warm somehow.

I'm sure I must have
had that same look on my face 30 years ago!

My mother,
must have been looking at that face
with the same feelings I have now...

"Do you want some too, Dad?"

My son
held out an Umaibo for me.

"Thank you."

When I took a bite,
that nostalgic taste filled my mouth ✨

✅ Do you have a candy from your childhood memories?

For the first time in a while,
it was a day I fell in love with the place called a candy store 😊

Everyone,
you have those candies you used to beg for
when you were a child, right? ✨

If you'd like,
please let me know in the comments 🤭

Your child
might have chosen that same candy too 👍

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