When Will My Final Episode Be?

A Kao commercial made me feel like I was going to cry. I might have even cried.

It reminded me of dropping off and picking up my second son from kindergarten. His last day. As I watched him from the gate as usual, he waved at me from in front of the shoe lockers. The moment he disappeared into the classroom, I burst into tears. I thought, "Oh, it's over today." The moment a daily routine ends. That night, I told my wife about the drop-off, and while drinking brown sugar shochu on the rocks, I sobbed again.


Well, I'm not exactly a great dad. I used to take turns with my wife doing the drop-offs and pickups while thinking, "What a hassle."


But you know, when a daily routine that has become a habit ends, my heart cries at the thought that I will never experience it again in this life. Not just my heart, either. I cry for real. I have weak tear ducts.


In the case of the last day of kindergarten or graduation ceremonies, you know the date in advance, so you can prepare yourself. The "Oh, that day was the final episode" feeling I mentioned at the beginning comes suddenly.


When walking side-by-side with your child, saying, "Hold my hand because it's dangerous." Before you know it, you stop holding hands. Oh, it was already over.


Walking side-by-side with your child to go shopping. Before you know it, they start caring about what others think and keep their distance. Oh, they don't just stop holding hands; they don't even walk next to me anymore.


On days off, they used to ask with an excited face, "Dad, what are we going to play today?" even though I was thinking (Ugh, I want some time to myself), before I knew it, they were going out with friends or were not home because of club activities. Oh, they don't want to play with me anymore.


The final episode comes suddenly, and when you realize it, you think, "That day was the final episode."


I talked about my children, but it's not limited to that. Grandparents, too. You never know if the meal you ate together that day was the last one. My parents are getting to that age now. I don't like it.


Daily life ends suddenly.


That's why I think we should write down our "ordinary daily lives" properly. For whom? Well, for ourselves. Just for ourselves. I think it's okay to write articles like that sometimes. Because daily life is not eternal.


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