親父の背中(8)
親父は我々に対してはもとより孫にも特別な態度は取らなかった。自分が仕事をしている時は部屋に孫が遊びに行っても無視である。孫は適当に親父の部屋でぶらぶらして部屋を出ようとすると「おー」とか声をかけてくるらしい。僕の娘は意を決して社会主義は日本では成立しないだろうと喧嘩をふっかけたら喜んで議論したらしい。
My father did not have a particular attitude towards his grandchildren or us. When he was working, he would ignore his grandchildren when they went to his room to play. The grandchildren would hang out in his room, and when they were about to leave, he would say “Oh” to them. My daughter had the nerve to argue with him that socialism would not work in Japan, and he was happy to oblige.