子供の時の思いで

自分の実家は三原駅のすぐ北側の館町にある。通った幼稚園は6、7軒東、そして小学校は家のすぐ後ろ。家に一番近いからということで、日本キリスト教団経営の幼稚園に行かされたらしい。小学校の校庭は、暇さえあれば近所の男の子たちにまじって、ソフトボールをして遊ぶには最適の場所。女の子にしては、気が強く、どちらかといえば負けず嫌いだったのは確か。女の子は女の子らしくしなさいと言われた記憶はうすく、男女同権だから、人は男女を問わず、尊敬の念をもって接するべきだとの自覚をもっていた。

Childhood Memory

My house was located in one street north of train Station in the city.  And elementary school that I went to was right behind our house.  A kindergarten was about seven houses away from my house. It was the closest one, which was the reason why I went to this kindergarten.  Playground at the elementary school was the place I played softball with boys in the neighborhood whenever I had a chance.  All through my elementary school, I was a tomboy and did not like to lose even playing softball with boys.

I did not like to be treated differently only because I was a girl. Actually I was a better ball player than most of the boys I played with. I had a good coach, a young man who lived three houses away from my home. He taught me to be good at playing softball.