Discussion 4: Family Matters

4.   When you are old and frail, would you want to live with your family or in a nursing home?

     In my case, it is better to live with  people who are in a similar situation or same generation in a nursing home, than to live with my childen and their families against their will.  Actually,I have each 2 grandparents, the mother's side and the father's one. They all are over 70 years old. However, they have very different characters, for example,  my mother's ones are courteous and have a good sense of humor, so they get along well with their neighbors and us, family but say that they will go to a nursing home some day because they don't want to give us troubles. By contrast, my father's ones are aggressive and have spiteful tongue anyone and everyone, so they can't get alog with even their children. I know their good points and appreciate for their support or help from my childhood, however, if I were their children, I will hesitate to live together in same home.

     I think, I wish we all, including old people and babies, could live and help each other happily. However, the reality is different from an ideal. So if anyone couldn't live with their old parents, there are any reasons and is no help for them. Instead of not to live togeher, they should help promote a nation's welfare or make a comfortable situation or place not only for youngers but also for old people. I think this issue includes deep and complicated problems.

Discussion3 : Love around the World

2.     First, I want to say that I'm against the traditional gender roles, because they often mean "male chauvinism". In short, they looks down on us, females. So I don't like the traditional roles in the core.
        By contrast, I long to have gentleman partner who takes the lead in paying for something, or invites me to the romantic situation if I can meet anyone, because I want to be always made much of by others and think the way of life to be passive is comfortable and easy not only for me but also for everybody. That's why I like Mr.Komatsu!
        So, maybe my answer is "yes".  However, I think we can also say about the relationship among normal friends. And I think I have to take care of them regardless of gender or sex, but maybe there is special mood or atmosphere between man and woman. This is a complicated question.