Do you know the word "kiss Gacha"? This is a word that young people began to use as online slang. "Gacha" is a social game term for young people, which refers to a system in which props can be randomly obtained by charging a certain amount of money. Gala depends on luck.

　The so-called "parents Gacha", that is to say, life is decided according to what kind of parents you are born in.

　The language on the Internet has become a topic because the ground wave's information program "Shu Chang" (Japanese TV Department) was broadcast on September 16 as an opportunity. It was reported in the headlines and caused a reaction, and the discussion around pro-Gacha was activated.

　Subsequently, some people put forward discussions on the theory of self-responsibility, such as "it is not good to blame parents for their situation with the word Gacha" and the social background of "economic disparity and abuse are the background".

　In my opinion, this problem can not be solved simply by "carelessness" or "joke". Because the lives of young people are influenced by the existence of "parents", this is more "realistic" than before.

　In the NPO legal person POSSE represented by the author, the younger generation has also received a lot of negotiations. Based on the examples of negotiation, we introduce the reality of young people whose lives have been disrupted by their parents, while thinking about the background of the word parents.

The response to "pro-Gacha"

　The most common reaction to the extension of the word "pro-Gacha" is as follows.

　"blame everything on your parents and don't work hard." this is a joke made by young people. In other words, he blamed his misfortune on the surrounding environment and society, and gave up his efforts. This view contains the message that as long as you work hard, there will be a way, so don't give up your efforts. But if you really work hard, is there anything you can do?　

　The reality is the opposite. On the contrary, many young people are forced to make reluctant efforts around their parents. Moreover, facing the irrelevant reality in this effort greatly limits the possibility of life. The word parents reflects the true feelings of such a young man.

("the following examples partially process information for non-specific individuals)."

Mr. A, who suffered from depression due to the abuse of his parents.

　A (male in his 20s) living a single life in the capital circle is depressed due to the influence of depression, unable to work for a long time and forced to live in poverty.

　The cause of depression is parental abuse. Mr. A grew up physically abused by his parents when he was young. He said he moved to a children's welfare home before he went to primary school, where he had been diagnosed with depression.

　Mr. A wanted to go to high school, but he couldn't go to school because his parents refused to pay for his education. To this end, he went to the independent assistance platform to work and save money, rented an apartment and began to live a single life.

　However, due to the influence of depression, it is impossible to continue to work as desired. Parents can't rely on it either, and consumer finance is forced to rely on it for the cost of living. Rent is also in arrears, places where people live have been lost, POSSE counseling, and living security has been rebuilt using life.

Suffer from depression at work at night in order to earn tuition fees.

　Mr. B (in his 20s, female) grew up in an environment where his father was constantly violent to his mother. After I went to college, the violence against my mother's father began to be directed against Mr. B.

　The cause is that Mr. B criticized the violence against his mother. The father began to abuse and said, "this is the living expenses I gave you. You are mine."

　Although my father admitted that he would go to college, he did not give me financial assistance such as tuition and living expenses. Therefore, in order to continue his college life, Mr. B had to choose "night work".

　But due to the abuse in my hometown and the pressure of working at night, one day my body suddenly became unable to move at will. Was diagnosed with depression and eating disorders. Later, he quit his job and was unable to raise his tuition fees and was forced to drop out of school.

　I want to concentrate on treatment and stand on my own feet, but I can't leave my hometown because I have no income. As a result, depression worsens and families are trapped in the future.

　Later, Mr. B consulted POSSE and said, "I want to leave my hometown and stand on my own feet." With support, Mr. B was able to make full use of life security to leave his hometown.

The weight borne by parents' educational expenses determines the route of their children.

　Looking at the specific examples, the background of parents' influence on life is first, the weight of parents' educational expenses.

　When you send a child to college, the burden of education will be very heavy. It's about 10 million yen if you go to a public school from kindergarten to university. In the case of all private schools, you have to bear a fee of about 20 million yen. Compared with other countries, the family burden of education expenses in Japan is also very heavy.

　こうした費用負担の重さが、親子関係に深刻な影を落としている。教育費の負担が「公的負担」ではなく、「親負担」であるからだ。そのため、親世帯の収入が少ない家庭では、なかなか自立しようとしない子どもを「不良債権」とみなす傾向が強まる。

　In fact, it is not uncommon for junior high school students to be forced to "stand on their own feet" from their parents by "going out if they do not contribute to the family". If parents and families are not well-off and cannot invest in education, then early self-reliance can prevent "non-performing debt" and increase the pressure on education expenses as far as possible.

　Of course, in the case of going to college, you can also try to earn money through scholarships and part-time jobs, but the co-existence of credit and part-time jobs is also a great burden on your body and mind. Especially in the case of women, although there is a pattern of being absorbed as "making money efficiently" and "working at night", there are many cases of mental illness counseling there like Mr. B.

Even high-and middle-income families are hotbeds of "drug relatives"

　More importantly, this trend is not just a problem for poor families. Even for affluent families to some extent, the high cost of education increases the tendency to invest in their children. In other words, by investing in the cost of education, you can build relationships that look forward to future returns.

　What happens in this context is the problem known as "educational abuse". It is typical to be involved in the exam competition from the early stages of life on the grounds of "for your future".

　If you don't get good grades, your parents will deny your personality. In order to get the approval of parents, in short, we should strive to achieve good grades. In this process, the rule of parents will be strengthened.

　In addition, parents'"hard work" has strengthened the domination of their children. Even for families with an annual income of 6 million yen, the cost of living will be lower than the standard of living if their children go to college. Even if it is a part-time job, it is undoubtedly a great burden for parents for their children to go to college.

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　From the "arrogance" of such parents, the education, occupation and marriage concept that parents hope to happen. The result is the following statement.

"I have invested so much in you that I take it for granted that I listen to my parents."

「なんであなたは親がしてあげた分にこたえようとしないの？」。

"it's unfortunate for me (my parents) to do my best for you. My misfortune is all your fault.

　Although this is a speech that may appear in a TV series, it is real to throw such a thing to the parents of their children. The reality is that, due to the capriciousness of "poisonous relatives" and suffering from mental illness, many people come to poverty for counseling.

　The weight of the cost of education strengthens the economic dominance from parents to children, with poor families (often accompanied by abuse) as pressure for self-reliance, and in middle-class and wealthy families as educational abuse and values imposed. Among them, mental illness occurred, and even deprived of the choice of life and "the possibility of independent survival."

Prevent the problem of self-supporting housing

　The background in which young people are influenced by their parents is not just the cost of education. The difficulty of leaving home is also a problem.

　First, there is the problem of cost burden when renting a house. In addition to deposits and gift deposits, the average initial cost of a person's life, such as furniture and household appliances, is about 500000 yen. It is difficult for young people to bear so much expense. If you do not have a more stable income, you will not be able to continue to pay the rent, and it is still difficult to get out of your hometown.

　Second, the problem of the guarantor when renting housing. In many cases, the solidarity guarantor asks to be a parent. However, in cases where family relations deteriorate due to abuse and other reasons, parents cannot be used as joint guarantors in most cases.

　In Japan, even for the poor, housing is a commodity bought in the market, and if there is no money and no guaranteed payment of "parents", it becomes difficult to rent. Mainly for these reasons, it is very difficult for many young people to leave their parents' homes on their own will.

　However, this situation is not taken for granted. If international comparisons are made, the special situation of Japan will become clear. In the European welfare states, in order to support the self-reliance of young people, systems such as public housing and rent subsidies for young people have been established. Housing is defined as social security.

　Although it is the data of 2008, the proportion of public rental housing (social housing) in Japan is very small compared with Britain and France. Housing accounts for only 0.1 per cent of social security spending in the UK, which is about 1/15. In the UK and France, about 20 per cent of households receive public housing subsidies, compared with about 2 per cent in Japan.

　The poor cannot "stand on their own feet" in housing, which is also a hotbed of DV, but the DV of parent-child relationship is also worsened by weak housing security. These fragile housing security will also magnify the word "pro Gacha" on Reality Show.

The policy and politics of "youth perspective"

　To sum up, the spread of the word "pro-Gacha" is based on the fragility of social security, including education and housing. In other words, many young people have to rely on their financial parents, which is considered to be a social structure that reflects what kind of parents their lives are easily influenced by.

　So what needs to be done is not to seek "the efforts of young people". On the contrary, it is necessary to ensure a variety of choices through society, so that young people are not affected by the will of their parents and can choose life according to their own will.

　If the cost of education is free, then if the welfare scholarship is abundant, the burden of housing costs is lighter, and renting has nothing to do with parents' intentions, it will create the possibility of being independent of parents and making life more fulfilling.

　Recently, more and more attention has been paid to children's allowances and coronal benefits for parents and families, but I think more policy discussions are focused on "the reality of the younger generation".

　For example, even on the issue of accommodation, the situation has changed significantly from before. In the past, Japan's housing policy was very poor, and even if the income of young people was very low, they could enter the staff dormitory at the same time of graduation. Because enterprises are responsible for the country's housing policy. In recent years, however, informal employment has not only increased, but also formal staff dormitories have also decreased. It becomes very difficult for low-income young people to support themselves from their parents. It is impossible to think of "the residence of young people" with the feeling of the past.

　The free tuition fees and the enrichment of housing policies have been realized in European countries to a certain extent. Even in Japan, by speaking out, it is fully possible to achieve a social security system that makes it easier to survive.

　The election is also close. "Dear Gacha", "the impossible Game of Life". No matter what language it is, the popular language among young people has a "background". Politics should not "strive" the voices of these young people overnight, but should sincerely accept them and reflect them in policy.

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