MAINICHI KAASAN: EVERYDAY MOM　2（毎日新聞出版）

Being a mom can be hard especially for working mothers. For Kaasan, the son is so wild that he gets himself covered in mud after playing, the alcoholic husband checks into the hospital, and the daughter loves the drunken father despite his shortcomings. But still, Kaasan loves being a mom and feels happy just to eat with her family every day. "I wish I could raise children one more time."

Kaasan is a manga artist living with her mother, husband and children. Far from a perfect mom, she can't count the multiplication tables and teach it to her son. She is so busy with work that she doesn't notice her children's absence at home, having to fetch them at a police box at night. But still, her life is full of laughter. ''No matter how many times I'm reincarnated, I want to be a mother."