Minako, the mother of eight who gained attention on the TV show "Exhilarating! Big Daddy," appeared on the 11th episode of the ABEMA variety show "Secret Mama's Garden 2," which aired on April 12th.
Having experienced four divorces, Minako revealed her strong desire to get married, saying, "I have a strong yearning for marriage," and "I will be happy someday." On the other hand, regarding single-parenting, she said, "Honestly, single-parenting with a husband is harder," and revealed a resigned attitude, saying, "Single-parenting with expectations is more painful."
Minako's memorable quote, "It's more damaging to have expectations of my husband and end up doing everything alone," resonated with the mothers in the studio, who exclaimed, "I know exactly what you mean!"
Asami Konno, the wife of a professional baseball player and mother of four, also revealed the difficulties of bathing her four children alone when her husband is away. "It gets so much easier when my husband helps out during the off-season, but when he's gone again for training camp or something, I get 'bath depression'," she confessed, sharing her real struggles.
MC Minami Minegishi also empathized, saying, "I was hoping my husband would at least do the bathing. I was so stressed out wondering whether he would come home in time for bath time..."
