[note 1st Anniversary] The year I walked with my son who has developmental disabilities, and before I knew it, 'life became a story'

Hello 🌞
I'm Hitomi Kumano, struggling through the parenting of a child with developmental differences.

Today, I am writing to share a report and express my gratitude.

🐻‍❄️ I received my note 1st-anniversary badge.

On July 22nd, I received a cute '1st Anniversary' badge from the note management team ✨

Honestly, the moment it arrived, I did a double-take, thinking, 'Oh! Was it this day??'

My first post was on [July 27th].

Looking back at it now, I think back then, I was probably just genuinely enjoying playing around with reaction images and settings.

I was just excited, wondering, 'What kind of things will happen on note?'

But—

Since then, so many things have truly happened.

🦝 Arara, an unexpected debut as a note idol

My 4-year-old son has an ASD diagnosis, and also has traits of
ADHD and DCD (Developmental Coordination Disorder).

Arara the raccoon, modeled after my son, has experienced all this in the past year—

...Um, I'm confident that if I told myself from a year ago, I'd just say 'Huh?'

If I hadn't started note,
none of these things would have happened.

📺 Started seeing life as a 'story'

Since I started creating, there has been a strange change.

I've come to view my own life as a single 'story'.

Suddenly, I think about things like this.

When watching a serial drama,

I suddenly remembered watching it while thinking things like that.

My own days are probably the same.

I believe that what I'm building up right now will surely lead to a major development in the future.

Though I don't know if that will be in a few months or a few years.

When I can think that way, even during periods when I feel like I'm just marking time,

I've become able to look at it from a bit of a distance, thinking, 'Ah, I'm in this episode right now.'

🎬 I wonder how I should handle the ending of this drama.

I suppose ratings are necessary too, aren't they? 😂

Thanks to all of you who watch over me, I've been able to keep going this far.

Thank you so much 🙏

I still don't know what the ending of the story will look like.

Living while writing it. I think that's just fine.

Arara and I,
look forward to your continued support 🦝🐻‍❄️

💬 Something I'd like to ask everyone

If your life were a drama—

What episode do you think you're on right now? 🎬️

I'd be happy if you could let me know in the comments 😊

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New LINE stickers ▼ Arara and his insect friends

Stories from when Arara was a baby ▼

Picture book where neurodivergent Arara learns to love himself, 'The Gift from the Forest of Differences' ▶https://kumanohitomi.booth.pm/

Arara Official Site 'Arara's Room' ▶https://arara-kumanohitomi-ai.my.canva.site

Taka's Office by Maki-san

Thank you all as always✨️

＼Hey, listen to this／

The debut song Arara received. Thank you, Ru-chan✨️

Works drawn by Arara are also being turned into merchandise▼

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