I am offended by the comments of lowly male entertainers who, in this day and age, are still talking about "helping with childcare" and "helping with household chores" and such "ridiculous" things.

"Raising children is a 'doing' and housework is a 'doing.'"

People who do not have that level of awareness should not be involved in marriage, let alone raising children.

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I have been acutely aware that the world's values continue to be updated in 'two weeks.'

If I am not careful for a moment, I can diverge from the world's values.

So, I try to keep up with the newspapers, news, and other media as often as possible.

Of course, you can continue to hold on to your personal beliefs and values (policies).

However, this is only after keeping an objective eye on the divergence from the public.

I will point, abuse, and sneer at any personal policy that is supported only by ignorance and incompetence.

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About male maternity leave, I am proposing a social experiment.

"During the husband's parental leave period, the wife stays out for a certain period (e.g., three days to 1 week)."

A period of childcare for the husband with a 100% contribution rate -- I think this is necessary.

To begin with, a person who cannot experience the "hell of child-rearing" should not call himself a "parent."

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However, my wife has expressed strong reservations about this social experiment.

Wife: "If you do that experiment, many toddlers will "die."

Ebata: "I agree. However, unless we give them a sense of crisis like this, stupid men will always remain stupid. Hence, we must prepare various safety nets for the social experiment."

We must prepare for monitoring, call centers, emergency life-saving dispatches, etc.

These safety nets may make the cost of experimentation high.

However, it seems reasonable as a cost to knock the perception that "Raising children is a 'doing' into the idiots who say they are going to "help with childcare."

I expect that the safety net cost will decrease if "during the husband's parental leave period, the wife stays out for a certain period (e.g., three days to 1 week)" becomes a common practice in society.

Another possibility could be the nightmare of a "startling increase in lifetime unmarried rates.

Well, if that's what we choose, we will have to accept the death of our country solemnly and peacefully.

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So what happens to seniors like me, a generation that did not have the current concept of parental leave?

Am I only gaining by running away?

No, no, I believe that childcare will expand to senior men and must be allowed to do so.

Healthy seniors who have not entered the phase of needing nursing care should direct their resources to "childcare."

I (Ebata) will be raising my daughters' children by myself for a certain period -- I am ready to do so.

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"My negligence will kill my toddler, or I will die from overworked childcare."

Now, a new form of childcare is being questioned, putting life on the line.