Parenting and Car Life

In this blog, I write about our children from time to time. "What was it like when we went touring together?or "I looked at the back seat and it was bombed.or "My oldest daughter smelled my husband and said he smelled like air-cooling.And so on....

However, I don't mean to be all over the place, especially about parenting.Car blog written by a mother of two young children.So, as I said, "I'm not sure if it's a good idea.Balancing Childcare and Car LifeWe receive quite a few comments and messages regarding

In the midst of all this, I wrote the other day aboutPorsche Sports Car Together Day 2019.I received this message on my blog about an article called

I always look forward to reading your blog!
I read your article about this year's Porsche Sports Car Tugger Day. I was also planning to attend on Saturday, but had to give up because of heavy rain and a child who needed a stroller.
I had to pass on the event because there was no information on the official website about nursing rooms (which exist at FSW) or what to expect when attending as a family, but after reading Mina's blog, I am very much looking forward to attending next year. The perspective of participating as a family is very valuable.
This blog has pushed me to buy a Carrera this year and to participate in events, and I am very grateful to you for opening the door to a new world.
There is no other blog out there like this one! I look forward to more in the future.

Wow...(TдT)...thank you so very, very much.

As I looked at the traffic to the blog, I realized that although the number of visitors has certainly increased a lot compared to the past, it's still "not as bad as it used to be.I'm not quite there yet..., I wonder if the way I'm doing it now is good enough...I am really happy and encouraged when I receive such a message because I try and change things every day.

At the same time, "There must beWant to enjoy car life, but have small children, so it is difficult to do so.I guess there must be a lot of people who think that they can do it," he thought.

Frankly, we, too, are in the midst of a daily trial-and-error process when it comes to enjoying car life while raising our children.

Two couples? Or with children?

My wife and I used to leave our children with our parents when we went away to attend events at Fuji Speedway and other circuits.

Of course, there was the fact that my second daughter was still small, but "Since we usually don't get much time together as a couple, we want to enjoy our time together as a couple.I was very much interested in this event. While having children is fun and lively, it is also a hassle, and to be honest, it is hard to genuinely enjoy an event.

Then last June. Again, I left my children at home andPorsche 70th Anniversary Event at Fuji SpeedwayI participated in the event with my husband and wife. We had also planned to return on Monday, the day after the event, to run on the Hakone Turnpike...

Monday morning, as I was getting ready to check out, I heard an earthquake early warning on the TV. Yes.The northern Osaka earthquake, which measured a maximum intensity of just under 6 on the Japanese seismic scale, occurredThe first is the "I" in "I".

In a panic, I called my mother, who told me that her children and parents were safe and sound, although her prized coffee cups and dishes had fallen off the shelves and broken all of them.

My mother said, "Let the children hear your voice, I'm sure they'll be relieved.I asked her to put my oldest daughter on the phone and I said, "Were you scared? Are you okay?" But my eldest daughter was too shocked to speak and cried all the way to the phone.

I remember how relieved I was to see the faces of my two children when I got home.

From this experience, "theFrom now on, we'll take the kids to every event.I decided to go for it. I was glad that I was safe this time, but if something should happen to me while I was prioritizing my two hobbies as a couple, I would definitely regret it later on.

But that doesn't mean that "Attend every event together as a couple while the children are young.I'm not denying that it's a great thing, and to tell you the truth, we'd like to do it, too (laughs).

But in addition to last year's earthquake, have the children grown up a bit and become a bit more resourceful?(My second daughter, who is two years old, is mildly rebellious.)So we are going with our family of four.

The reality of car life with children

Since then, I have been to every driving event held at Fuji Speedway, every outing, Okayama International Circuit, and now Fuji.Attended with children ages 5 and 2.The company is doing so.

But...it's also so hard that I almost go crazy every time I take the kids.

First of all, whatever you do, don'tIt takes three times longer than usual.In a car driving on the highway, the children were told that they wereMom, I have to go to the bathroom. My back hurts. I'm so hungry!I'm not sure what to do with it.Take breaks in service areas for longer than when going as a couple.Needed.

On the other hand, if I tried to take a break when the children were sleeping, they would wake up from their sleep in a bad mood and say things like, "I'm sleepy," "I didn't put on my socks," and so on.Just getting out of the car takes about 5 minutes.Sometimes.

My wife and I don't like to spend a lot of money and time on a meal, and we like to go as quickly as possible, but this is not the case when we bring our children.

My second daughter, who is 2 years old, always sits on my lap, which makes my eldest daughter jealous and grumpy... They both usually order the children's set, but when the food is served on the table, they always say, "I don't know what you're talking about.I want my mother's. I want my father's!and then they take it without permission. w

I eat with my body and sometimes with my left hand, which I am not accustomed to using, so every meal ends without me knowing whether I have eaten or not. And all the while, the children were still saying, "I'm not sure if I've eaten or not.I spilled water.It's...another glass of waterIt's...I want ketchup on my fries.They say things like, "I'm not a good person.

It was too annoying.Shut up, I'm not going to let you do this to me!I am tempted to say something like, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry," but since I am in public, I try to keep my cool and deal with the situation.(No, maybe he's unconsciously saying it out loud.)

In the morning, when we were heading to Fuji Speedway from our hotel, we were alsoI don't like this dress, I like yesterday's dress.or, even though it's sunny, "I want to wear boots.I'm going to be in a poo poo!" or "Oh, I'm going to be in a poo poo!" and it takes a lot of time to get out of the hotel.

Once we arrived there, my second daughter said, "Mom, take me in your arms.He would say, "I'm going to push the stroller by myself," and then he would cry and scream.Don't run! All these cars here are very expensive, you don't want to damage them!He chased after his daughters, frantically shouting things like "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

And then my husband, in his Banshu dialect.

I'm so messed up... (-_-)

And I laugh every time. So the other day, I was alsoBy the time we arrived at the Porsche Lounge, my husband and I were already exhausted.It had become a

When they arrived at the lounge, they immediately took off their shoes and tried to run around, spilling snacks all over the floor, and even during the post-race awards ceremony, they would loudly say, "I can't see," and I had to give them a warning each time.

On the other hand, when they go outside to watch the race, at first they will watch the cars running like devouring them, but gradually they will get bored.I want to go over there and play on their lawn.And then he would run, saying, "Oh no, you're going to run again? and "Oh, we're going to run again?(Our family did two parade runs in one day, a Panamera in the morning and a 964 in the afternoon.), ,

You don't get to experience something like this very often, and you are extremely lucky that your father and mother didn't get to experience it when you were little.

But when I looked at the backseat, they were both sleeping... (laughs)

Anyway, time seems to pass by in a flurry from start to finish.

I'm sorry I sounded like a complainer, but I feel better now that I was able to blurt it out. Thank you very much.

Porsche fans warm to their children

But what impressed me the most about this event at Fuji Speedway was the fact that I participated in it.Everyone around me was very warm toward the children.This was the case.

With a child in tow, "theSorry about the noise."Is the stroller in the way?or a small amount of attention to the surroundings.

In this context, at the Porsche Truck Experience (PTE), the instructor asked the children to "What are you going to do?You're a good storyteller!The staff members were always smiling at us, high-fiving the children and taking care of us in any way they could.

Also, on the stairs where we were going outside to the lawn, I was unloading the stroller with one hand while pulling my child's hand, and a stranger, a man, said, "I'll hold her in my arms and drop her off first!He would drop my second daughter off in his arms, saying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

My second daughter was wearing a Porsche t-shirt.(Bought at the merchandise section of the Porsche Center)They would smile and say, "That's so cute, I want to give it to my grandson as a gift, can I take a picture?

Everyone was very warm and "I knew Porsche fans were good people!I was once again convinced that "the world is a better place" (laughs).

So, it was definitely hard work, but the warmth of everyone around me saved me many times, and as a result, I was able to say, "You know what?It's not as bad as you think to bring your kids.It seemed to me that "the

The children also had a surprisingly good time, with my eldest daughter saying "I'm so happy to see you!How many!They are excited to say, "I'm so excited!", play as much as they want in the kids' corner, and go give high-fives to the staff members they have become friends with....

I am sure that this view of the world must have been fun for the child in his or her own way. In fact, when I asked them, "How was your day? I asked them both, "How was your day?That was fun!He answered with a big smile.

By the time you grow up, you'll have forgotten all about it... (-_-)

However, I hope that the students feel, not theoretically but through a firsthand sense, that there are many worlds in the world that they are unaware of, and that the adults are serious and passionate about their work.

Both child-rearing and car life.

About two years ago, when my second daughter had just been born. My oldest daughter had just started a new kindergarten."Let's make childcare a priority this past year.I decided to do it. I reduced my work considerably, spent as much time as possible at home, and started picking up my children from kindergarten at 2:00 p.m. every day.

It was good that I could see the world by doing so, and that I could make friends with the mothers of the kindergartners and spend more time with their children. But on the other hand.

I'm not the kind of person who can "get into the whole child-rearing thing."

I also noticed that

I think I was always in a bad mood because I was frustrated that everything about me took a back seat during the period I decided to put my children first, and I took that frustration out on them and my husband.

I am one person before I am a mother."What I want to doI also want to take care of "what I want to do. On the other hand, because I value what I want to do, I want to be able to say, "Thank you for letting me do what I want to do.I feel like I can afford to be more relaxed with the children," he says.（I'm still a little on edge.)

So these days, when children come up to me and say, "Mom, let's play! and the children come up to me.

Mom can't, she wants to write her blog right now!" or "Mom, I want to think alone right now, so leave me alone!"

I'm sure I'm far from the image of a mother that people think I am, and I don't think I do motherly things properly, but I'm not afraid to say things like, "I'm a mother, but I'm not a mother.Your mother loves you both no matter what.I wondered if it would be all right as long as it was conveyed that "I am a good person.

So I will continue to be a "Giving up car life because I'm raising my kids.I would like to find a way to enjoy both, through trial and error as well as muddiness.

Well, I can do that thanks in large part to my husband, so in the end I'm grateful to him.