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At 2 AM, she crawled into my bed, shivering from a nightmare. I didn’t sleep. At 5 AM, she woke up hungry. By 7 AM, I had made pancakes, wiped tear stains, and located a lost hairpin under the fridge. Sometimes, the bravest thing you can do for
When her mother picked her up at 9 AM, she smiled and said, “That wasn’t so hard, right? Same time next month?” That morning, I felt hollow. Not because Hana was a “bad” child—she was just being a child. The problem was me. I had said yes without considering my limits. I had assumed dakara de (“because it’s family”) was reason enough. It may be a typo, a scrambled string
By 7 PM, Hana had refused dinner, spilled juice on my sofa, and cried because her favorite plushie was “missing” (it was in her backpack). By 9 PM—one hour past her bedtime—she was still bouncing off the walls. I realized the “strict schedule” her mother promised was more of a guideline.
But that single night unraveled something in me. It forced me to confront cultural expectations, personal boundaries, and the quiet exhaustion of always saying “yes” to family. This article is an update on how that night changed my perspective, and why “because it’s family” ( dakara de ) is not always a sufficient reason to set aside your own well-being. In many Asian households, the concept of shinseki (relatives) carries unspoken rules. Refusing a relative’s request—especially one involving childcare—is often seen as cold or selfish. The phrase dakara de watashi wa (“because of that, I…”) frequently ends with reluctant acceptance.