星恵美子さん（東京在住）
彼の絵本を読むと元気になるのに、その作家が
「僕は、子供とママをリスペクトしてるんだ。」という発言を
何度も何度も繰り返すのを聞いて、
その真意は理解できているつもりでも、彼の発言を避けるようになっていました。
また、１６年旅行会社を経営しているので、
そうした集まりでは、必ずと言っていいほど、
「家庭を持たず、出産経験、育児経験が無いと、
このような話題が、
私にとって、けして慣れることはできない、辛いことでした。
”赤ちゃんを産めない”って、それだけで忘れたい現実なのです。
何ごともなさそうに毎日を生きているように見えて、
抱っこをさせていただく子ども達．．「
「未来に役立つこと、頑張らないと。」って思いも湧いてきます。
癒されているという感じもあり、
私のしてきた辛い経験は、
ぐる〜んの活動がいろんな人にために素敵な活動だということ
そして、お子さんたちが、今という時間の中でかけがえのない
みんなの宝物なのだと、一人でも気づいていただければ、
なんて．．．生意気ですが、感じています。
これからも私のために、抱っこを続けさせていただきます。
There's an illustrated book. Whenever I read the book, I get energized. But, I noticed the author of the book uses his message repeatedly...that goes..." I respect both children and mothers "... Though I think I do understand the true meanings of his message, I somehow found myself avoiding this message purpusely.
In the meantime, I often have occasions of participating in a variety of meetings since I have been operating my travel agency for 16 years. At such gatherings, without fail, people often talk about ladies with NO experiences in making families, deliveries of babies and raising kids....as being them disqualified. Naturally I knew they were not particularly talking about me, but I never get used to live with this, and it was harsh for me personally. "I just can't bear a baby"..as it may be simple, but this is a reality that I want to keep it off.
Things in everyday life seem to flow nonchalantly, but people apparently suffer deep in their mind.
As I hug (doing dacco) infants.....the more I cuddle them up, the more deep emotion comes inside me day after day, and I say "You were born, and I do thank you just being here with me"....
"I want to be a part of their future and I whip myself for the heck of it"....this type of thought wells up within me....
As I know I'm being healed, what's what I go for daccos (hugging infants) truly for the sake of myself
I somehow feel now all the hardships that I suffered in the past must have been saved for these happy dacco days of mine.
I want each every people to know Gruun's activities are fabulous for many different people, and all the kids are priceless at this right moment "now"...and they are treasures for everybody..I may be presumptuous to say this, but this is I feel.