Abstract

Ataso is a writer who grew up in a dysfunctional family and is currently writing about women's lifestyles online. Her first new book in four years is a collection of essays filled with the worries and sympathy of women living in the Reiwa era, depicting the distortions and absurdities of human relationships with family, friends, and the workplace. A father who is violent, but serves up nasty fried rice on his days off. A mother who is completely incomprehensible, but is good at controlling people and is stylish. A younger sister who lives as the ideal of her parents rather than herself, and a quiet younger brother who is the only one she doesn't dislike. She has resentment and sadness towards her family, but now that she is an adult, she can't get angry at them without reservation. Even if you can't call them "toxic parents," anyone who has ever hated their parents is sure to sympathize. She questions the nature of family. As you get used to being a working adult, there are many different types of people outside of your family. People who have become estranged after getting married and having children, people who have stopped contacting each other after fighting over trivial things, fellow creators who have become ill from being too busy, and familiar colleagues who have decided to resign. How can you live happily in the midst of all the changes in your life? What is the right mindset to live positively? This book will give you the push you need to continue living in the present, even if you are worried about yourself or others.

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