I'm writing about my happy yet sad story this time. The parents of the fiance of my eldest daughter visited my house to see me and my wife. It was the first visit for them to my hometown. We prepared dinner for them and showed them some tourist attractions. They were just what we expected. I felt relieved to see my daughter's parents-in-law.
Next, I'll write about her fiance. His character is very nice and gentle. What's more, he is supposed to become one of the high-ranking officials in the future. He is too good a husband for my daughter.
However, it is not all good news. She will leave home and her surname will be changed in the not too distant future. I feel like being deprived of a valuable treasure.
I have three daughters. One of my friends who has a single daughter told me this; he has to send only one daughter off some day, but this engagement was just one of three for me, so that the trauma on me would be only one third compared with him. I can clearly deny his way of thinking, however. It's not one third but threefold. I have to send three daughters to someone who I don't know.
I'm having really complex feelings now though I keep rational. I do pray for her happiness.
(Vocabulary)
threefold [形]〈増加・減少などが〉3倍の [副] 3倍に, 三重に
Nobody could be too good for your daughter! Peter
Posted by: Peter | Jun 26, 2011 at 08:38 PM