I love them. I really do!!

Even when they are grumpy, moody, banging their doors on me & leaving the house in a mess…. seriously?? give me a break!!

I count the number of years until they go off to university – I end up feeling even more desperate. I will die before that.

I look at my phone… my home screen has a photo of when my daughter was 7 & my son 4. They look so sweet

I remember “first 5 years of life, a child can give his/her parents whole life worth of happiness”

This is what we say in Japan (in a very positive way, of course, meaning that they can give you sooooo much happiness). In many ways, I agree with that.

If this is true, then it is not too bad. They did give me a lot of happiness for the first 5 years (actually until they became teenagers). Even now, they do give me some happiness (yest they do! when they feel like it)

So I guess it is ok. Japanese old saying must be right, so my case is not too bad💦

Putting a old photo of your children for your phone home screen is very effective. Many of my friends have more recent photos, but I really do not see the point of that. You see them everyday, surely you must remember how they look?

Anyway, that is how I cope and I am still ticking along.

My samurai life in London✨

Hinata Kasuga

Please excuse some grammatical mistakes – English is not my first language😉