Since then, Hiromi has gradually regained her strength and safely gave birth to their second baby. My parents have been supporting her postpartum recovery—without overstepping their boundaries.
Now, when I want them to see Yuya, I ask them to visit me instead.
I’ve let go of being “the daughter” and started thinking of my childhood home as my brother and his wife’s house. From now on, I want to stand on my own and do my best raising my child.