I read this blog a few years ago and still stuck in my mind and heart so deeply.
https://birthingfromwithinsanantonio.com/creating-a-village-the-challenge-for-modern-parents/
Especially, I agreed with this sentence.
What’s missing is a village – a network of loved ones to care for growing families. While this used to be built into society, it must now be consciously and intentionally constructed by most family units. This is no easy task for parents who may live across the country from their extended family, have few community ties, or just have trouble asking for help.
When I supported my dear American friends who just became mother and father in Japan. In addition, they had overcome socio-cultural challenges during her pregnancy.
It's not only for non-Japanese parents/mothers issues but I felt many challenges they had in their life. We ate breakfast and lunch, went to the beach, picnic with their/my family together. When we went to the picnic play guitar and sang as well. Also, we went to the open day of a nursery then, the mother can see other ages of children then she can imagine how her daughter growing in the last few years. I still remembered her big, beautiful, and bright smile when she and her daughter play with other children. As I hadn't seen that kind of beautiful face since after her birth.
Now, it's really slow and gradually starting to make the village in here Kyushu. I'm looking forward to meeting lots of varieties of people and supporting each other very naturally.
Also, Nikki thank you for sharing this beautiful blog with us.
With warm love,
Ikumi
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