The Joy of Accepting My Son as He Is - The Best Gift Given by the Suggestive Power of Adults

I am Nagisa, a nurse and mom raising siblings with an age gap (2 and 8 years old).

The other day, I participated in the "Gather, Monsters" event hosted by squad Inc.
My son took on the challenge of giving a presentation using his talent for programming. I met adults who, instead of blaming him for skipping class to immerse himself in programming, genuinely acknowledged him by saying, "That's amazing!"
I felt saved by that sight.

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Meeting people who pursue their passions

The adults gathered there were all people who didn't fit into a mold.
They were people who pursued what they "love" and turned it into work, achieving results.

I felt truly happy to see their attitude of believing in children's potential and supporting them with all their might.

Until now, I had always viewed things like,
"Not attending class = something bad"
"Even if they go to school, they are outside the mold"
I would look at my son that way, and I was constantly anxious about his future and impatient, wondering if he would ever learn social skills...
But on this day, my values began to change little by little.

I realized that "being outside the mold might not be a 'weakness,' but a 'potential.'"
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Impressed by the adults' power of suggestion

At the end of the presentation, he was asked, "What do you need or want to keep pursuing what you love?"
When I asked him beforehand, he couldn't come up with an answer, but during the actual event, he replied, "I want art and ideas."

He said, "I can do the building. So if I have art and ideas, it can expand even more."
The judges were surprised by those words and highly praised him, saying, "There is potential here! It's creative."

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An unexpected gift

As a result, they decided to provide him with art and ideas,
and they even offered him a reward of 100,000 yen, saying, "We'd like to commission you to make that game."
For my son, it was an incredibly exciting experience.

I felt his self-esteem skyrocket right beside me.
I myself was deeply impressed by the "creative thinking of adults who give gifts you would never imagine."

To think they could expand a child's world this much—I was truly moved.
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A big step as a mother

Until now, I had only been looking at anxieties like "not being able to attend class," "social skills," and "cooperativeness."
But this time, by meeting people who accepted him as he is and supported him from the heart, my own perspective changed significantly.

Instead of "not being able to attend class = a child who can't do things,"
"being able to immerse oneself in what one loves = a child with strengths."

Being able to think that way is a big step for me.

I think I will still worry and waver in the future,

but I want to be a mother who faces her child and stays close to them, while honestly expressing those struggles.
It was a day that made me feel that way.

In our case, the sprout of his talent began to open with "programming."

・He can proceed at his own pace
・He can fix things immediately even if he fails
・His creativity is praised

This seemed to suit my son very well,
and before I knew it, he was immersed in things like games, forgetting the time.

When you can see what a child is "good at," their self-esteem really changes.

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