Japanese Drama Review 11 - Hanayori Dango Episode 1 - If I'm Her Mom, I'm Worried!

All parents who have a super cute, sweet, and caring daughter should want to protect her from the influences and distractions in the world. A daughter like Makino, I would want to guard and keep from others – I’d fear what she’s being exposed to when I’m not around. However, we all know we can’t insulate our children from the realities of life, and the temptations and solicitations the world brings to them on a daily basis. Neither can we do this for the young women we disciple, or those who are at our church.

We saw Makino run out of a doorway, and we observed one of the F4’s in the stairwell. Makino has been noticed, furthermore her bold words have now drawn further interest in her. They have!

When the theme song is played, English subtitles allowed me to note the lyrics to understand the story behind what we are seeing. The words to the song allow us to know an F4 has a crush on Makino – he’s interested. From what we know about them – I don’t want it for her. Do you?

The tune, the words, the fun camaraderie shown to us while the song is being sung allows us to consider ‘young love’ as sweet and cute, but is it? It can be, and we would be lying if we said differently.

‘When love songs begin to fill the streets

People lean against each other

In the middle of the shining light

I will take you there just you wait and see

Until I become a good enough guy for you

I guess you won’t look my way

You’re so demanding

I saw beauty in the seasons passing us by

I found out it was because you were here with me

So now I want to tell you

When love songs begin to fill the streets

People lean against each other

In the middle of the shining light

I will take you there just you wait and see

I’ll keep on loving you’

I don’t know about you, but I don’t want an F4 singing this to my daughter! Please don’t get me wrong, I thought the song cute – it’s a catchy tune – it’s intended to get us caught in the emotion and sentiment of the moment! However, I don’t want an F4 to awaken romantic notions in Makino’s heart – one’s that can’t be met. They can’t be! We already know we can’t insulate our children – keep them hostage ‘til they’re older. But one thing we can do is insulate their heart, and their mind. To do this we need to make sure we address, not only in our family Bible time, but in personal discussions with Makino God’s plan for marriage.

1. What is a Biblical marriage?

2. What is the role of a man?

3. What is the role of a woman?

4. Why do we honor marriage?

5. Why do we stay pure for marriage?

6. What does Christian singleness look like, and why?

7. Should a Christian date a non-Christian? Why and why not?

8. What about ‘missionary dating? Why and why not?

Are you able to discuss the eight questions with your teenagers, why and why not? What should you be doing to prepare for these necessary discussions?

• Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness (2 Corinthians 6:14).

• You shall make no covenant with them and show no mercy to them. You shall not intermarry with them, giving your daughters to their sons or taking their daughters for your sons, for they would turn away your sons from following me, to serve other gods. (Deuteronomy 7:2-4).

• Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior … they are to teach what is good (Titus 2:3).

*You can view the English Subtitled Version of Hanayori Dango Episode 1 on Youtube.

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