36. Family and circumstances in this world
Surprised by the word family, I asked my mother again.
“A family chat room?”
“Yeah~ That’s right. I’m talking about the group chat room where my family gathers.”
Family, family…
So, if it’s a family…
“Um, another family said…
Are you talking about your mother?”
My mother was delighted with a wide smile at my question.
“Yes! That’s right! My son knows difficult words well~”
Love mother.
It is a title unique to this world.
Literally translated, ‘loving mother’.
And to translate it, it means ‘a mother who raises with love’.
In other words, there is a birth mother.
A biological mother and a loving mother.
It was a very meaningful word for me.
Because by knowing this word,
Because finally, Soya, I was able to realize and realize that the common sense in this world is completely different from the common sense in my previous life.
That’s why the title of mother-in-law is,
“Mom, Mrs.… So, you mean the people who work for me and their families, right?”
“Yes, that’s right~ These are our families that we can meet in a few days.”
It was.
Since a long time ago, the number of men in this world was so low that marriage between women was normal and natural.
In a previous life
A woman and a man meet and get married,
If love bears fruit and gives birth to a child,
A woman becomes a mother, a man becomes a father,
It was normal to have a family.
But in this world
When a woman and a woman meet and get married,
When you have a child, based on the child,
The woman who gave birth to the child becomes the biological mother,
A woman who raised a child together becomes a mother (worker),
It was normal to have a family.
Something absurd, but this was the world.
In my existing common sense, it was so absurd that it was not easy for me to accept it at first.
A marriage between a woman and a woman.
Why did women marry each other no matter how few men there are?
I was curious about that, so I looked for data.
The reason was simple and valid.
Rather than a woman raising a child alone,
Because it was easier, more comfortable, and safer for two women to work together to raise a child.
Although the number of men was small,
Even in the very old days, women somehow brought children because of their instinct to leave behind offspring.
However, there was a fatal flaw for humans here, which was the long pregnancy period and the child’s growth period.
During pregnancy, women were so vulnerable, and even after giving birth, childcare problems followed.
Until the child grew up to a certain extent, I had to protect the child. So, it was virtually unreasonable for a woman who gave birth to a child to do anything other than childcare.
And here, a group life unique to this world was formed among female humans.
A unique group life called shift pregnancy was formed.
This group life is very unique,
To put it simply, it was like this.
Suppose there is a woman named A and a woman named B.
When A becomes pregnant, B protects A until A gives birth to a child and the child grows to a certain extent.
When A’s child grows up to a certain extent, B becomes pregnant this time.
And this time, on the contrary, A protects and takes care of the pregnant B.
This is the shift birth life.
It is said that in the distant past, such shift births were carried out by groups of tribes or villages.
However, as mankind develops, It is said that even among women, the size of the group gradually decreased as simple differences in power, rich and poor, and social status gaps appeared.
Of course, it is said that there are still places where the custom of forming a group remains.
Anyway, as the group life gradually diminished, it settled down as a 1:1 marriage culture in modern times.
Here’s another interesting thing.
In this world, there is also a family head culture.
There is a division between women who are responsible for raising the family and women who are responsible for raising children.
There is a claim in the anthropological world that the word upma is derived from a woman who is responsible for raising children.
The mother who is in charge of raising children is said to be a mother who always carries her child on her back because of childcare.
‘Mom on her back’ = ‘Upper horse’ It is an established theory in the current anthropological world that it was derived from the word
.
Right now, I’m just calling my mother, not my real mother, my mother.
Anyway,
My mother also met and married a woman, and it is said that she gave birth in shifts.
It is said that my mother’s wife gave birth to a child first, and then my mother gave birth to me.
She said that after my mother gave birth to me, she said that her upbringing got pregnant once more and she gave birth to a child.
Taken together,
My mother, my mother, my older sister and younger sister, and me.
In this way, a total of five people were virtually one family.
“Hey, it must have been a family chat room.”
“Yes… Is it a little unfamiliar to your son?”
To be honest, it was natural for me to be unfamiliar.
Is that so? I had no choice but to leave a lonely impression.
Because…
“To be honest, I don’t really feel that much. Also, I haven’t met you yet.”
“… ….”
Because I have never met any family other than my mother.
The reason was the Male Protection Act.
Because of the male protection law, visiting men at shelters was a right reserved only for birth mothers.
Previously, it was said that other women could also visit if they had family ties or were acquaintances of their birth mother.
However, it is said that men’s phobia of women intensified due to the constant visits.
So, in the end, it is said that the men’s department stipulates that the target of visitation is limited only to the birth mother.
Honestly, from the point of view of men in this world, it was a somewhat understandable rule.
Friends at the shelter were very scared, saying that even her birth mother was the same woman. In addition, he avoided even visiting his birth mother. Now that men are like this, how would men have been at that time?
Many women apply for visits throughout the day?
It must have been very scary.
Anyway, because of the restrictions on visits that came about, I never met other family members.
So I was in a situation where I still didn’t realize that I had another family.
My feeling that it doesn’t touch me like that,
My mother looked at me with a very lonely and sad expression.
“Sorry son… My mother was greedy for no reason…
She should have taken it slow… I guess my mom acted too hastily. If she hated her son, she’s really sorry mom.”
As my mother stroked my cheek, she sincerely apologized to me.
I couldn’t help but be very embarrassed to see my mother like that.
I agreed with my mother that it would be unfamiliar,
I absolutely didn’t mean to dislike it.
It seems that the statement that he did not touch the other family members caused a great misunderstanding.
I should have thought about it and said it.
I hurriedly opened my mouth and explained to her mother before the misunderstanding deepened.
“Oh, Mom! No! I never meant to hate it!”
“… My son is so nice, what should I do?
It’s okay if you don’t do that.
And mom will be careful from now on—”
“Oh my! It’s not like that!”
I interrupted her pessimistic mother to explain.
“There was absolutely no other meaning.
Just like my mother said, it was because I hadn’t met other family members yet, so it was unfamiliar, not that I absolutely hated it or felt rejected.”
“…… Really?”
“Yes! I’m done with the adaptation period.
I want to meet up with Sumi’s sister, Miae noona, and Aerim soon! It’s real!”
Wanting to meet him was sincere.
I spoke, recalling the names of other family members that I had previously given to my mother, to convey to my mother that I was really sincere in what I was saying.
When I called the names of the other family members, my mother’s eyes widened as if she was very surprised.
And soon, the mother started to have tears in her eyes.
“Really… what is it my son… Really?… “
Tears welled up in my mother’s eyes,
Eventually, it started overflowing.
Such overflowing tears flowed down the mother’s cheeks.
I wiped away her mother’s tears with my hand and said while caressing her mother’s cheek.
“Really. I miss my other family members too. So mom.”
I put my hand on top of the smartphone held in my mother’s hand and continued.
“Let’s take a picture together. I want to say hello in advance to my family, who will be meeting soon.”
As soon as I finish speaking,
Tears poured from her eyes.
Just like a broken water pipe.
Ah, what should I do?
I didn’t mean to make my mother cry.
That’s how my mother pulled me into her arms, shedding her tears.
My mother had taken me in a tight hug and buried her face in my shoulder before she burst into a silent cry.
So, until my mother’s cries are over,
Without saying a word, I patted my mother on the back.
After some time has passed,
As if my mother had calmed down a bit, she carefully removed me from her arms.
She then looked at me with eyes still welling up with tears, she said.
“Son, I’m sorry. Because my mother showed tears on such a good day.”
“No, it’s okay.”
“Son, thank you so much.”
My mother hugged me again.
Then he whispered in my ear.
“Thank you so much for being born as my mother’s son.”
“hehehe, me too. I am so happy that my mother gave birth to me.”
“Ah, son. My son My precious son.”
My mother tightened her arms and pulled me closer.
I felt a little stuffy from the pressure, but it was tolerable enough.
After the intense embrace,
Mother said while wiping her tears.
“Then, son, to say hello to my family,
Shall we take a picture?”
“Yes! Great!”
When I nodded and answered lively, her mother smiled warmly. Her eyes were still moist.
My mother met me face to face and picked up her smart phone. She said as soon as she pointed to the camera lens.
“See that? You can look over there~”
“Yeah~”
“Hey, are you filming? Kimchi~”
“Kimchi~”
『Click』
“Now, this time with your fingers like this.”
“Like this?”
“That’s right~ Stay as it is~ Take a picture~”
So for a while,
The hall was filled with the sound of camera shutters along with the mother’s excited voice.
And on her mother’s smartphone…
Photos of me and my mother together, no, precious memories were piling up one by one.
Until the next dish comes out like that,
The filming session with my mother continued.
Later, these photos,
It is said that a lot of it went up in the family chat room.