My sister-in-law was dumbfounded for a while, but then she smiled softly. “Oh no… it’s okay. I’m sorry for making you feel uncomfortable.”
Learning from my previous mistake, I was able to immediately follow up this time, and prevented the relationship between my mother and sister-in-law from deteriorating. Once the atmosphere was relaxed, we gathered around my niece and praised her again for how cute she was.
Mother: “You’re so cute. When you smile, it’s like a flower has bloomed.”
Me: “You’re so cute. I can’t wait to see you grow up.”
Sister-in-law: “Thank you…!”
Even if I don’t mean any harm, sometimes I can make insensitive remarks when I’m not careful. But I once again realized that I want to carefully convey each word, thinking about how the other person thinks.
Script writer:Sakura Oshima Comic artist:Moti Kamiya Editor:Tereko Ii