Mom and "note"
Mom is on her computer again today,
looking like she's having fun reading "note".
"Note"?
What is "note"?
Just as I thought that, Mom,
is typing away on her computer.
She's so fast!
Huh? She stopped suddenly.
Hmm? It looks like she's thinking about something.
She's saying "Hmm."
When I tried to peek at the computer...
Mom suddenly closed the computer.
"Stop, don't look!"
Huh? What could it be?
I stepped away for a bit, and
Mom opened the computer again
and started typing away.
I caught a glimpse, but
it looked like an essay.
I want to see it too.
I'll sneak a peek.
...There are too many kanji and I can't read it, and
she's typing so fast I can't keep up.
I'll give up.
Oh, Mom.
Looks like she finished her essay.
Just as I thought that,
this time she's looking at various pages,
laughing and nodding.
Huh?
The pages Mom is looking at
all have "note" written on them.
...I'm curious.
What is "note"?
"Mom! What is 'note'?"
"Note"? What's that?
It's that thing Mom is looking at!
Ah, you mean "note".
Huh? You read that as "note"?
That's right. It's "note".
Note, huh! Is it fun?
Then Mom thought for a moment and told me.
She told me after thinking for a bit.
Well, on note,
lots of people write articles,
and everyone can enjoy them.
I write articles too,
and various people read them,
give me likes,
and share their thoughts with me.
Also, I read other people's articles,
sometimes I give them likes,
and I send them my thoughts.
Hmm.
I'm not good at writing essays, but
Mom seems to be having fun.
When I hear the word "essay,"
I just think of homework.
What does it mean to write an essay for fun?
"Mom, is writing essays fun?"
It is fun.
It's nerve-wracking to have people see it, but
when people tell me they felt warm inside after reading it,
or that it was fun,
it makes me very happy.
Because it makes me happy, when I read other people's articles,
if I send them my thoughts,
the other person is happy too.
That's why note is fun.
I see.
That's why Mom
is smiling when she's on note.
If it's fun, I want to try it too.
Let me try it next time, too.
Afterword
"Mom, what is note? Is it fun?"
One day, my second son asked me this.
Since he wanted to know what note was,
I answered in a way he could understand.
I wrote that episode from my second son's perspective.
According to my second son, if it's fun, he wants to try it.
Will he be able to overcome his dislike of writing essays by then?
What will a fourth grader write?
Will he even actually write anything at all?
Mom is looking forward to it.
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#66DayWritingChallenge Day 22 of participation.
