【彼がなぜ”シンデレラ”を選んだのか】
This is a story about a school assignment my second son once had.
The assignment was to take an old story and make it into a modern story.
He chose Cinderella.
As I wrote in an instagram post back in 2017, Cinderella has always been one of my favorite stories, too.
But at that time, I didn’t understand why he had chosen a princess story like Cinderella when there were so many famous stories to choose from.
Now, I think I understand.
Maybe it was because he had been through so much in his own life.
I think most people already know the story of Cinderella.
She is treated badly and bullied by her stepmother and stepsisters. Even though she has a very difficult life, she keeps going and does not give up.
In the end, she meets the prince and finds her happy ending.
I think my son saw a part of his own story in Cinderella.
The road he has walked has not been a short or easy one.
He went through things that were so painful that we even felt very close to losing him.
Now that he has changed schools, is he better?
Yes, he is better than before.
But he is still taking medicine, and he is still receiving treatment.
To be honest, he is still fighting.
Sometimes I wish I could tell the whole story here.
Maybe it would feel easier if I could finally talk about everything.
But I am not strong enough yet to remember everything and put it into words.
I still need time.
But I have not given up.
I am ready to face the past someday, tell the whole truth, and change the future.
We are definitely moving forward.
We are no longer in the place we were before, when we felt so close to death.
To my son, and also to myself:
You did so well.
You have been through so much, and you are strong.
The road may be difficult, but I believe there will always be a way forward.
Have courage and be kind. — Cinderella 💗
【シンデレラを選んだ訳】
これは次男が学校の宿題で、「昔話をモダンにして、話を作り直しましょう」という課題があった時の話。
彼が選んだのは「Cinderella」。
私が2017年にinstagram に投稿しているように、私も以前から大好きな話だけど、その時は沢山の有名な昔話がある中でも、彼がなぜ女子が好むようなプリンセスの話を選んだのかは分からなかった。
でも今なら分かる。
辛い過去を背負っているからだ。
きっと多くの人がこの話の内容をもう理解しているとは思うが、主人公シンデレラが継母、またその子供達からの理不尽なイジメに耐えながらも前向きに生き抜いて最後には王子様の心を奪い、ハッピーエンドへと向かう物語だ。
多分、その物語と自分の過去を重ねたんだろう。
彼が通ってきた道のりは決して短いものではなかったし、死を近くにも感じたくらい壮絶なものだった。そして学校を変えた今、良くなったかと聞かれれば、前よりは良くなった。でも、投薬は続いているし、まだまだ治療中だ。正直に言えば、まだたたかっている最中だ。
本当ならこの内容を今ここで話せたらどれだけ楽だろう。
今の私の精神状態ではとても思い出して言葉にできるほど強くはない。
まだまだ時間がかかる。
でも諦めてはいない。
絶対にこれを全て明らかにして未来を変える覚悟はできている。
でも私たちは確実に前を向いている。
以前のように死に近いところにはいない。
次男にも私自身にも言いたい。
“よく頑張ったね。”
乗り越えたあなたは強いよ!!
道は必ず開けるのだ。
Have courage and be kind-Cinderella 💗
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