My son attends class for the first time in two years.

I had no choice but to watch over him,
wondering if he could really do it or not.

Today, my son participated in an English class.
It has been two years since he stopped going to school.

Since I didn't know what would happen,
I waited in the car.

An hour later,
my son appeared,
looking a little tired,
but with a slightly brighter expression.

Oh my goodness.
Is that so?
You were able to attend class.

That's amazing...
I wondered how he felt,
so I asked him.

“It felt like waiting in line for the Minion attraction,
but it was better than that.”

My son
has never been able to ride
so-called roller coaster-type
rides,
whether virtual or real.

At Universal Studios,
he once waited for two hours and couldn't ride it...
he repeated that twice,
and in the end,
there were times he still couldn't ride.

So,
so,
I think today's challenge
had a very high hurdle.

So,
I didn't know if I should support him
or if I should stop him,
but

my son, who went and came back,
even said, “Now I have no regrets about my middle school life.”
I think it was an action
full of the desire to respond to his homeroom teacher.

My son and I
went home afterward to rest.

Next,
we participated in a fun event at the city's educational support office.

I drove him to this as well,
but it seemed like he enjoyed eating miso soup and seasoned rice
with everyone.

Finally,
after a day that was more than enough,
we went to Ikebukuro to watch the Golden Kamuy movie (on its opening day).
This was
a gift from my son
to me.
He said it was an “Award for working hard to support my brother's high school life.”

He had reserved upgraded seats for us.
My husband has never even done that for me (laughs).

In the midst of
a day where many things happened,
my son
cares about
making others happy.

His kind actions don't stop even if I try to stop them,
and his words of gratitude don't stop either.

If it was already decided
that I would meet such a child,
I would want to tell the me before I became a mother,
“A very happy life is waiting for you.
Look forward to it.”

It's not just about whether he can go or not.
While facing
the reality of school,
in his own unique way,
if he can grow up
to be himself,
for me,that is happiness.

What should I do
today?
I'm so happy
that I might not be able to sleep...