子離れ

Meanings

1. Noun, Suru verb

   parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children

• 「親離おやばなれ」だけではない。親おやも「子離こばなれ」をしないといけない。

  Not just 'child's independence'. Parents must also become independent of their children.

• 「うちのかわいい冬ふゆ彦ひこちゃんを、あんなろくに挨拶あいさつもできないよう小娘こむすめと結婚けっこんさせれるわけないでしょ。あなたから、はっきり言いってやってください」「そうだな。まぁ、いいんじゃないか？かわいいし」「いくありません。顔かおは関係かんけいありません」「まぁ、そんなかっかするな。お前まえだって、昔むかしは毎晩まいばんのようにディスコに行いってブイブイ言いわしてたんだし」「それとこれとは別べつです」「同おなじだよ。馬鹿馬鹿ばかばかしい。早はやく、子離こばなれしろ」

  "I'm not going to let my sweet Fuyuhiko get married to a little girl who doesn't even have basic manners. Tell him that for me." "It's not so bad. I mean, she's cute." "No, she's not. And looks don't matter." "Well, don't get all worked up about it. You used to go to the disco every night and live it up, partying hard." "That's different." "It's the same thing! This is ridiculous. You need to learn to let things go."