🦸‍♂️Anpanman's head...

Anpanman's head...
Did you think I ate it...? ꉂ🤣𐤔

This happened when my daughter was three.
It's an episode from the day we finally went to the Anpanman Museum with our child, who has Down syndrome.

My daughter was smiling the whole time that day.
Just walking through the museum, her eyes were sparkling; she'd run over here, stop over there.
In the middle of playing, that moment arrived—

Yes, Anpanman appeared‼️



📸Photo opportunity and a tragedy for Dad

When the greeting started, the atmosphere changed completely.
While everyone was buzzing, my daughter's eyes suddenly heated up✨
“Ah‼️” she pointed, and the next moment, she was charging forward‼️

She jumped out in front of Anpanman...
Hug‼️ Handshake‼️ ...and then—
Dad-carry⁉️

Standing next to Anpanman,
Whack, whack, whack, whack‼️

Without holding back, she was smiling and hitting Anpanman's head repeatedly‼️✋ꉂ🤣𐤔

Hey, stop it‼️💦
Dad trying to stop her.
...but right next to him, Mom was snapping photos📸✨
“Great expression! Got it!”That's not the point⁉️ꉂ🤣𐤔



🍞Anpanman's kindness hits home

Anpanman was a pro.
He didn't get angry, he wasn't confused, he just kept smiling.
(...uh... yeah, he kept smiling...ꉂ🤣𐤔)
And finally, not to my daughter, but⁉️he tapped Dad's shoulder...

Tap, tap...

Wait, is this...
Isn't this a **kind, sympathetic 'thank you for your hard work'**?

The adult who was gently tapped on the shoulder that day.

I think I might be...
✨️one of the chosen few in the whole country✨️ or so I like to think
ꉂ🤣𐤔🧠And a lesson learned



By the way—

Since that day, every time my daughter sees Anpanman...
she tries to touch his head😇✨

She learned well that “Anpanman's head is hard.”
📝Afterword



Parenting has so many moments where unexpected mishaps turn into laughter.

And that “laughter” melts away the fatigue.
I realized that kindness can sometimes be conveyed with just a “tap-tap”...

(……あれは労いではなく、注意だった⁉️……かも ꉂ🤣𐤔)

ま……まぁ……✨️全国でも選ばれし一人‼️という事に✨️

It was also a day taught to me by that Anpanman.

In the same way, someone might be gently tapping someone else's shoulder today too☺️