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“I have a daughter who is twelve years old now, but actually I think raising a child is confusing and there isn’t one right answer to parenting. There is a thought that I generally have, though: my kid’s life is hers, and my life is mine. Usually, people try to raise their kids by conforming them to their own views and philosophy. Sometimes conflict erupts between us, and my views and philosophy aren’t always the right thing, you know? So I really try not to force my views onto my kid. And I hope that my life is not being wasted because of my daughter. I think that getting happiness in return for sacrificing your whole body for someone else is not something that suits me. Parents sacrifice themselves while doing everything for their child, but if children see that their parents are putting off everything for their child and that life is wearing their parents out, would that child be truly happy? I don’t want to show that side of me to my daughter.”