E225: The Stop Button and Pucchin Pudding

Inside a local bus.
The salaryman sitting in the seat in front of me pressed the stop button immediately. Since he pressed it right after leaving the previous bus stop, a small 'incident' occurred right there.

A little boy in the back of the bus started to fuss.
I imagine some of you might have a hunch about what happened at this point.

Even without turning around, I understood the boy's frustrating situation perfectly. In short...

'I wanted to press the (stop) button...!'

For those who don't usually ride the bus, this might be a confusing situation, but if you ride the bus often, you encounter this once every few years. It's not quite a common occurrence, but it is a 'common occurrence with children on buses.'

Judging by the sound of his voice, he's a three or four-year-old boy.
It's that age where they want to try everything.

For a child like that, pressing the bus stop button is a rather exciting experience.

And an adult 'stole' that from him.

The salaryman might have noticed the situation, but he never turned around.

Having said that, the salaryman is basically not at fault—or rather, no one is at fault—so in cases like this, it's better not to turn around awkwardly.

You just have to 'pretend you didn't hear it'.

By the way,
I have also had the experience of 'pressing it first' in the past, and I thought, (Oh no, I did it!).

It was a boy that time too, and when I apologized a bit dramatically, his mother was very embarrassed. Haha.

I think when he grows up, he'll look back on it fondly.
(Though he might not remember it...)

When they are small, why do they fixate on such little things, and how can they express such joy and sorrow over them? It seems mysterious from an adult's perspective, but that's part of what makes them cute.

If I talk about things like this, I'll probably be told again,
'Come on, Genta-san, you actually have kids, don't you?' I get asked that a lot, but I really don't. Unfortunately...

'Having a fixation on pressing the stop button'

When I see a scene like this, I find it very endearing.

In my case, I didn't have that much of an emotional attachment to the stop button, but

Looking back, I have had a similar experience myself. It is about...

"I really want to 'pucchin' it onto a plate."

That is what it was.

...Yes. This might also be a "common childhood thing."

It is about the snack that is the "same age" as me,
【Pucchin Pudding】.

I was a child who wouldn't be satisfied unless I "pucchin-ed" it onto a plate. I don't know why I was so obsessed with that. I don't really understand it, but when you're a child, those kinds of things feel important.

I remembered that with a bit of nostalgia while on the bus.

By the way, I still eat it sometimes now, but I don't "pucchin" it. Washing the plate is a hassle, after all. I have become such a boring adult. Haha.

Ezaki Glico had a tough time this year, but
will they be resuming sales soon?
Even though I don't buy it every day, it suddenly feels lonely when it's gone.

Hang in there, boys!
Hang in there, Pucchin Pudding!

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