You can hear the voice recording for the diary.
今日はいつもの公園に長男と行ってきた。
I took my son to the park as we usually do.
すると、この前会った外国人の親子ともう２組の家族がいて、いつも以上に公園が盛り上がっていた。
When we arrived, there was a foreign family we had seen before, as well as two other families. It seemed like the park was more lively with the presence of these families.
彼らに混ざって遊んでもらえるように、長男をけしかけてはみたものの、輪に入らずに１人で遊んでいた。せっかく、ほかの子供たちが声をかけてくれたが、見向きもしなかった。
Although I encouraged my son to join the other children in playing, he wasn’t interested and preferred to play by himself. While the other children invited him to play with them, he didn’t show much enthusiasm.
遊んでいる途中に、長男がお菓子を欲しがりあげていると、ほかの子供たちが群がって、ちょっとした騒ぎになった。
While my son was playing, he got hungry and I gave him some snacks. This attracted the attention of other children who gathered around us, wanting some of the snacks.
お菓子の取り合いまではいかなかったものの、もっと食べたいと泣いてしまう子供が出てしまった。次回、持ってくるときは、量を減らして持っていくようにしたい。
Although there wasn’t a fight over the snacks, one of the children started crying because she wanted more. I realized that next time, I should bring a smaller amount of snacks to avoid any potential trouble.
To be continued.
