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Memories of heaven-空の記憶Vol.12

One sunny spring afternoon, we were relaxing in the living room and having a snack when my youngest son suddenly started...
Family

Memories of heaven-空の記憶Vol.11

【What Is Heaven Like?-お空ってどんなところ?】One holiday, all three brothers happened to be playing together at home.(That doesn’t ...
Family

Japan: A Difficult Country for Raising Children

I moved to the United States when my oldest son was one and a half years old and lived there for seven years. Through th...
Lifestyle

“Did My Fear of Kitchen Knives Disappear Because of a Dream?”“包丁恐怖症?“が治った話    

This is a really strange story, but it’s true.Ever since I was little, I was afraid of kitchen knives. For some reason, ...
Family

For now…

For now, I will be setting all articles up to“What He Lost at School, and What We’re Rebuilding” Vol.13to private.I sinc...
Family

Memories of heaven-空の記憶Vol.10

One Sunday afternoon, my 4-year-old son was riding his Strider near our house while I was jogging beside him. After our ...
Family

Memories of heaven-空の記憶Vol.9

When I write down my third son’s words just as he says them, I sometimes notice something when I read my past posts agai...
Family

Memories of heaven-空の記憶Vol.8

I have shared several of my youngest son’s “memories of heaven” before.Sometimes he suddenly starts talking about them, ...
English

The reason I started learning English-なぜ英語を学ぼうと思ったか?Vol. 3

This is a continuation of“The reason I started learning English (Vol. 2).”From that point on, I decided to start going t...
Lifestyle

Hate to say goodbye-別れの季節

Hate to Say Goodbye — The Season of FarewellsMarch is graduation season in Japan.Kindergarten students, elementary schoo...