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We are starting the “New Normal”. I once became the full time stay-at-home fathe

atsushijp, 2020年8月6日

We are starting the “New Normal”. I once became the full time stay-at-home father (again)… well, this time, more like a home-school teacher (until the school starts).
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Unlike the many other Japanese business models, we have a policy of “family comes first”. As much as I would like to respect the Japanese culture that sacrifices the family for greater good (or profits), I only will share how it was like for me, and will not practice that here in 2020. Although it is not a typical (traditional) business model in Japan, I believe it will resonate to the Sashiko culture very much.
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The goal of our sharing is to pass down the culture to the next generation. For me, “the next generation” is my daughter. I hope what I stitch will communicate how her father was thinking even when I am not there with her. That’s how we preserve culture, right?
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夏真っ盛り。妻の仕事も一番忙しい時(大学秋学期開始前)を迎えて、しっちゃかめっちゃかです。日本的な刺し子を伝えることを第一目標としていますが、「過程を犠牲にしても頑張る日本的な美学」は、できるだけ実践はしないようにしようと思っています。昔から暴走する傾向があるので、アメリカ的な「家族第一主義」と自分を上手に適応できればと思っています。
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極論を言ってしまうと「刺し子を残す」とは、「娘に僕がどんな人間だったか」を知ってほしいという自分本位な思いが根底にあります。だからこそ、娘ともしっかり向き合って、生活費もなんとか稼ぎつつ、且つ何かを残せたらと思うのですよ。ホームスクーリング始まるし……できることはしっかりとと思っています。文章にすると、相当盛り沢山だな。でも、頑張ります。うん。
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2020-08-06 12:46:36




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Comments (9)

  1. Andi Fasimpaur says:
    2020年8月6日 at 6:11 PM

    Your daughter is very lucky to have a father who prioritizes his family. That is too rare in so many cultures.

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  2. Carmen R says:
    2020年8月6日 at 6:26 PM

    Beautiful sentiment!

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  3. Kimonomomo says:
    2020年8月6日 at 6:52 PM

    My mother never asked me to make quilts. She just showed me by making so many quilts herself. 💙

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  4. Stuart Moores Textiles says:
    2020年8月6日 at 8:06 PM

    👏👏👏👏👏

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  5. Muhammad Ikhwan says:
    2020年8月6日 at 9:26 PM

    😍😍😍

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  6. Tricia/HeywoodParkCollective says:
    2020年8月7日 at 2:59 AM

    ✨💕🙏🏻✨

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  7. Jeanine Bolohan says:
    2020年8月7日 at 3:17 AM

    What kind of thread do you use?

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  8. Christiane Brunet-abenia says:
    2020年8月7日 at 10:51 AM

    Lucky you and lucky daughter to be able to spend time together and be able to transmit you knowledge and love 💕

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  9. mother. says:
    2020年8月7日 at 11:37 AM

    😍

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