While on our daily 散歩 (さんぽ - walk) which happened to be Yumi's third of the day (interlude: we found out Makoto likes to ride in a particular small stroller and while doing so he tends to fall asleep in a restful ぐーぐー slumber.  However recently he has come to realize this weakness and fights [...]

親バカ 

I first heard this phrase at a middle school in Japan.  The students entering a school play pointed at their respective parents sitting in the stands and said to me, 「親バカ」.  Naturally I was a little appalled at hearing school children call their parents fools.  I mean, these were THE good kids.  Seeing the horror [...]