A Big Hug

Hello.

It was so windy yesterday that I was worried the cherry blossoms that had finally bloomed might fall, but it was very sunny this morning and the cherry blossoms in the neighborhood were blooming beautifully ^_^

My daughter also took some of those petals with her to school.

Since my daughter's school is small, the class stays together as they move up.
Only the teacher changes.

She's moving up a grade, and while her friends are the same,
with a new classroom, a new teacher, and now being one of the oldest girls in the school, I wonder if she feels both happy and anxious.
She was a little unstable when she came home yesterday.

Back when I used to rely on parenting books and social media, I would think I should do this and that, only to end up spinning my wheels, and there were many times when it was counterproductive.

Every time that happened, I would fall into self-loathing, wondering if I had done something negative for my daughter.

Even now, there are times when I see my daughter's symptoms and get anxious, leading me to look everything up,
but I really feel that a mother and child are like a mirror, and that if I am anxious, I end up influencing her.

In a video I saw on YouTube, it said,
Please make sure to give your children between the ages of 6 and 11 a big hug.
Children use up their energy working hard outside (especially during the new school term and when moving up a grade).
Especially sensitive children are constantly in a state of tension and are running low on energy.

That was the content of what was said.

Come to think of it, I haven't given her a big hug lately.
I thought that, so I took some time with my daughter and hugged her tightly from behind.

Then, she gave me a very happy look, even while acting a bit shy.

She hugged me back, too.

I see, maybe we haven't had enough time like this. I thought about it again and reflected on myself.

From now on, I'll do it every day.
Until she doesn't want me to anymore.