16 – Age 8 (complete)

First day after school,

As soon as I opened the classroom door, these guys have been running around since morning.

” Whew… “

I went to my seat and laid down with my head on the desk.

I’m lying down covering my ears and resting, but someone keeps poking me in the head..

It’s the first day after school, so I’m still annoyed, but do boys want to do this from morning?

I clenched my fingers, looked up and said in a loud voice.

” Ah, Mr. Park Young-joon, you really annoy me again… “

This is Sujin.

Soojin is holding her fingers tightly to me, and tears well up as if she was surprised by the loud noise.

” Are you Sujin?”

” Ugh.. It’s me… I’m sorry…”

As Sujin finishes her words, she sheds a tear.

I made a lot of noise, but I don’t think it’s anything to cry about…

Eight-year-olds are fragile, but Sujin seems to be ten times more tender than that.

Sujin’s tears are gradually forming in her eyes, just before they burst out at once.

I switched the topic of conversation once.

” No, so Sujinie, did you have a good vacation? “

” Yes… “

” Yes? What did Sujin do during vacation? “

” I went to Phuket with my dad and mom and played… “

” Phuket? Thailand? “

” What is Thailand? “

” I heard you went to Phuket. “

” Yes! “

As we talked, Sujin’s tears stopped.

After. I don’t know if I’m a student or a daycare teacher who soothes children.

” Phuket is Thailand. “

” Huh? I went to Phuket, not Thailand. “

” So… No. So was it fun? “

” Yes! “

When it was time for class, the teacher came in.

” Did everyone have a good vacation? “

“”” Yes~ “””

I really wish my whole life was a vacation.

” Then everyone must have done their vacation homework, right? “

“”” Yes~ “””

Among the children’s answers, some children can’t answer.

It was a homework that could have been done with just 10 minutes, but I didn’t do it.

” Then, the friend in the back seat, please get up and collect your homework~ “

The person at the back gets up and starts doing his homework.

As for the seats in order of height, the back seat is taller.

For reference, I’m third from the front row.

When will I grow taller?

Still, my dad is 181.5 And my mom is 167.4, So the estimated height is 168, so if I do well, I might be over 170.

After completing the homework, the teacher proceeds with the class.

” So, what did you guys do during vacation? “

” I went to an amusement park! “

” I played a computer game! “

” I went to school… “

“I got on a boat! “

At the teacher’s question, the children scrambled up and shouted what they had done.

” Phuket! Phuket! Phuket! “

Soojin and you…? Were you like this?

The teacher calms down the overheated atmosphere and speaks.

” Everyone had a good time~ Now, during today’s class, one by one, we’re going to present what we did during vacation. Shall we start with the decimal in the front digit? “

” Yes! “

As the children gave presentations one by one, it was my turn before I knew it.

There are so many participatory classes in the lower grades of elementary school that it is very annoying.

” Shall we present Dohee too? What have you been doing, Dohee? “

What have you been doing?

I think I just studied.

” I just studied. “

” Hey, did you do anything other than study? “

” Yes, study all day, exercise in the spare time, and sleep in bed? “

The teacher’s expression hardens again at my answer.

Ah, this isn’t about calling your mom again.

Break time,

The teacher called me and I went to the front.

” Dohee”

” Yes? “

” Homework… “

A shadow is cast over the teacher’s face again.

” Oh homework? Did you do well?”

” In the diary, Doa is cute, the day is hot, I ate eggs, I watched YouTube. Haa… These are not diaries. “

Looking at the teacher’s atmosphere, he seems to come back to do his homework again.

I said with the saddest expression on my face.

” But.. I only study at home so I don’t have time to do anything else… “

” Is that what your mother told you to do…?”

” No… I do it because I want to.”

And he made a face and said, pretending to look as bright as possible.

” What do you say if you don’t study.”

Mom says it’s better if I don’t study.

“But she doesn’t hate her mother! Does she love me?”

The teacher makes a serious expression.

” Can you tell the teacher what Dohee is studying for the day? “

” Hmm.. I prepare for math, English, Korean, and science, study Japanese, and in the rest of the time I exercise with the piano… “

” Whew… OK, the teacher won’t ask you to do your homework again.”

Big. There is no shortage of acting skills.

The teacher’s expression looks serious, but what about it?

I came home from school.

” I’m back~ “

I go into my room and I’m unpacking when my mom hugs me from behind.

” Daughter~ “

” Huh? “

” How was your school? “

” No, I want to beat him as soon as possible. “

” But is there anything you want to say to my daughter’s mother? “

I think the teacher called my mother again.

“Did you make her mother a pushover for you?”

” What are you talking about? I’ve never said that to a teacher. “

” Dohee seems to have no time to spare because she only studies at home. The teacher said that she needs to loosen up a little in order for the child to grow up right! “

” I just said that I didn’t have time to do it properly because I was studying because I was looking at my vacation homework and saying something?”

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Then my mother rocks me back and forth.

” It’s because you don’t do your homework properly! “

As my body swayed back and forth, I felt something strange in my body..

” Mom! Mom! For a moment. “

” Why? Make an excuse”

” It’s not like that, I’m shaking.”

I put my finger in my mouth and gently brushed my wobbly teeth as I spoke.

” hehehehe, let’s get busy. “

My front teeth shake at the touch of my hand.

“ Oh, really. Everyone says they fall out around this time, but it seems my daughter is falling out now too. “

Once I became aware of the shaking of my teeth, I continued to touch them with my tongue.

” Shouldn’t you take this off?”

” Yes, the permanent teeth grow beautifully only when the baby teeth fall out. Shall we go to the dentist today to have them removed? “

” What a dentist. It’s a waste of money.”

My mom looks at me with a sly expression and laughs at me.

” You’re afraid of the dentist, aren’t you?”

” What is that expression? Why am I afraid of the dentist?”

” Then let’s go to the dentist.”

” It’s done.”

” You must be afraid to look at this.”

” Oh no! “

” Huh? Angry. Strong negative? Strong positive.”

” Then go. Go to the dentist!”

” It’s okay. It’s a waste of money. Go to the dentist with something like this. Let’s ask Dad to come back later.”

” Whew. “

To be honest, I was a little scared.

The dentist is afraid even of adults.

My dad arrived home from work.

Doa runs to her father and hugs her.

” Ayu, did you miss my princess’ dad?”

” Huh. “

Since Doa was born, her dad clings to me less and is more comfortable.

” Can’t you see me?”

It was only then that Dad looked at me.

” No, did our Dohee miss Dad too?”

” That’s not it, “

” Heh… “

I don’t know why I feel hurt when I know it’s not the case.

” I need to shake my teeth and pull them out. “

” Yeah? Where should I go see it?”

I opened my mouth to show my father the shaking of my teeth.

” Baba let go. “

” Yes, let’s pull it out right now. Honey, get some yarn out.”

” Okay~ “

” I’ll pick it up now…?”

” Yes, I need to pick this up soon.”

I’m a little scared.

Mom brought her thread.

” Now, Dohee, open your mouth.”

As I open my mouth, Dad gets a thread through my teeth.

” It doesn’t work.”

” Tie the knot well.”

The knot is finally tied and ready to be pulled out.

I am very nervous.

If you go to an amusement park, even if it’s a ride you’ve ridden before, it’s a nervous feeling when you ride it again.

“Dad, you have to choose one, two, three, okay?”

” Alright, one two!”

My dad pulls out his teeth before he can shout three.

That didn’t even pull the thread, but pushed my head and I fell onto the sofa behind me.

” Evil! “

The mother who was filming the video smiles.

” hahahaha, Dohee’s teeth were pulled out? Oppa, you pull them out well~”

” I was nervous because it was my first time, but it turned out to be easier than I thought.”

The area where the tooth fell out is bleeding, but it doesn’t hurt.

But my head is tingling.

” No, I have to pull the thread. Why push my head!”

” Oh is that so? It’s my first time for my father too, so I was confused.”

” What’s wrong! I thought my hair was falling out.”

” Is your sister’s head missing?”

” Hey! Didn’t Lee Do-hee’s mom tell you to speak nicely in front of Do-a?”

Why does Doa always just watch without saying anything, but when she uses vulgar words, she imitates them?

At this point, wouldn’t Doah do it on purpose?

” It’s because Dad didn’t pull the thread and shaved his head. It’s also Dad’s fault.”

” My dad has been asking me to come and go lately, so it’s all Dad’s fault, isn’t it?”

Dad gets up and comes to me.

” Come to think of it, I guess it was my fault too.”

Dad hugged me.

” Okay. I was wrong. It’s my fault!”

Father’s face approaches.

” Ah. “

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.

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Now my teeth are falling out one by one, it seems that my body is maturing.

Shall I measure my height?

” Mom, come and measure my height. “

” Okay, let’s see how old my daughter is.”

I stepped on her foot with the tape measure my mom had brought and leaned against her wall.

Mom measures her height and she says.

” Oh, Dohee has grown up a lot? Surely she’s a baby so she grows up quickly.”

“How many centimeters?”

” 125.1Cm. “

” Okay. 50Cm as a newborn, 125cm at the age of 7, so if this continues, I will be able to shoot 2m at the age of 14?”

My mother beats me with honey chestnuts again for making a light joke.

” Evil. “

” Say something that makes sense.”

“This is child abuse!”

” I don’t mean child abuse. This is a mother’s love. “

” No, my mother’s violent acts against me have become too frequent these days.”

” You’re doing the right thing more often. “

” You didn’t do that right! I’m going to the teacher tomorrow and report child abuse.”

” Then mom will beat you twice as much.”

A childish mother.

” Oh, that’s okay. Now go and play with Doa. It’s too annoying to play with mom.”

” Anyway, Mom, are you going to play with Doa?”

” Why are you acting so childishly? Aren’t you ashamed of your daughter-in-law?”

” Aren’t you ashamed to say no?”

” Ehh. My mom and Doa are exactly the same mental age.”

” Isn’t it?”

” Oh, get out! I’m going to study.”

These days, they make fun of me, but I think I can taste it.

Whew.

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