by "davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
Published 11/08/2017 at 17:13
by "davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
Published 11/08/2017 at 17:13
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STARS: 6
Yuichi: I played a father for a 12-year-old with a single mother. The girl was bullied because she didn’t have a dad, so the mother rented me. I’ve acted as the girl’s father ever since. I am the only real father that she knows.
Morin: And this is ongoing?
Yuichi: Yes, I’ve been seeing her for eight years. She just graduated high school.
Morin: Does she understand that you’re not her real father?
Yuichi: No, the mother hasn’t told her.
Morin: How do you think she would feel if she discovered the truth?
Yuichi: I think she would be shocked. If the client never reveals the truth, I must continue the role indefinitely. If the daughter gets married, I have to act as a father in that wedding, and then I have to be the grandfather. So, I always ask every client, “Are you prepared to sustain this lie?” It’s the most significant problem our company has.
Morin: So, you could be involved with her for the rest of your life?
Yuichi: It’s risky that she might discover the truth someday. In this company, one person can only have five families at a time. That’s the rule. It’s not only about secrecy. The client always asks for the ideal husband, the ideal father. That’s a very difficult role to maintain.
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Morin: Does she love you?
Yuichi: She does. It’s easy to feel her love. She talks about her relationship with her mother, she shares sensitive feelings, she opens up to me.
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Yuichi: I dream about my client—when she cries because I have to leave. It’s a very emotional situation.
Morin: How is the dream different from reality?
Yuichi: Sometimes, in the dream, I tell her the truth.
Morin: What do you say?
Yuichi: I say, “I’m very sorry. I’m a member of the Family Romance corporation. I’m not your true father.” Right before she can respond—just as she opens her mouth to speak, I wake up. I am terrified of the answer, so I just wake up.
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Yuichi: We have a huge variation of employees and the dedication to create an experience that surpasses reality. That’s why our motto is “more than real.” We had a case recently where a dying man wanted to see his grandchild, but it would not have been born in time. His daughter was able to rent an infant for the day.
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Holy crap, guys. Just... holy crap...
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"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/08/2017 at 17:13, STARS: 0
Because Kinja: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/11/paying-for-fake-friends-and-family/545060/
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
11/08/2017 at 17:21, STARS: 2
I thought for sure that must be satire. Jesus fucking christ that’s some fucked up shit.
"Future next gen S2000 owner" (future-next-gen-s2000-owner)
11/08/2017 at 17:23, STARS: 1
That’s twisted.
"BritishLeyland™" (leylandcars)
11/08/2017 at 17:29, STARS: 0
O_o
"AM3R, lost another burner" (am3r17)
11/08/2017 at 17:30, STARS: 1
Wow! I thought you were just telling a story or something... I didn’t think it was real. That’s absurd!
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
11/08/2017 at 17:35, STARS: 6
“Sorry my dear Yuko, now that mommy has a lower paying job, your father can only visit once per month for exactly 1 hour at a time.”
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/08/2017 at 17:37, STARS: 1
SMH
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/08/2017 at 17:37, STARS: 0
I wish it was just a story...
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/08/2017 at 17:37, STARS: 0
Exactly.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/08/2017 at 17:38, STARS: 1
I wish it was...
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/08/2017 at 17:38, STARS: 3
Holy shit! What a crazy job!
Where do I send my resume?
"CKeffer" (KefferCameron)
11/08/2017 at 17:39, STARS: 3
Seriously, WTF Japan?
"Corkscrew'd" (corkscrewd)
11/08/2017 at 17:39, STARS: 1
Welp, here’s more proof we’re living in a future dystopia.
That being said, what kind of sociopath would work for a company like that?
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/08/2017 at 17:41, STARS: 0
Crazy bad, not crazy good!
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/08/2017 at 17:43, STARS: 3
It absolutely seems like some crazy movie premise.
Yeah, I felt the same thing about the guy they were interviewing...
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/08/2017 at 17:43, STARS: 0
It’s just sad in so many ways.
"PS9" (PS9)
11/08/2017 at 17:46, STARS: 1
That’s some blade runner shit, yo.
"CKeffer" (KefferCameron)
11/08/2017 at 17:48, STARS: 1
It really is, especially the part where he talks about being hired for fake dates because people find actual relationships to be too much work, and the fake weddings to appease parents of homosexual people. The whole thing is completely surreal to read, but those 2 examples really stood out to me.
"EL_ULY" (uly)
11/08/2017 at 18:01, STARS: 1
you are all my rented friends because:
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"Kat Callahan" (kyosuke)
11/08/2017 at 18:04, STARS: 0
Yes, this is a thing. :|
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
11/08/2017 at 18:09, STARS: 3
Dude I want to go to weddings and pretend to be their BF. Awesome.
"TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts." (thebloody)
11/08/2017 at 18:11, STARS: 1
What. In. The. Actual. Jesus. Tap-dancing. Christ. Fuck...
"vondon302" (vondon302)
11/08/2017 at 18:13, STARS: 1
Just wow.
"Out, but with a W - has found the answer" (belg)
11/08/2017 at 18:23, STARS: 1
Just read the piece, and I don’t know what to feel or think right now. It’s all very strange/sad/fucked up/all of the above, yet it still seems somewhat reasonable in their context?
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/08/2017 at 18:34, STARS: 1
I mean, that is subjective.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/08/2017 at 18:34, STARS: 1
Hell, I have done that for free
"Manny05x" (Manny05x)
11/08/2017 at 18:47, STARS: 1
*Hits blunt* what if life in itself is a whole act?
"Jonathan Harper" (jbh)
11/08/2017 at 19:15, STARS: 1
Can’t wait for my first trip to Japan!
"Corkscrew'd" (corkscrewd)
11/08/2017 at 20:06, STARS: 1
I mean, I really shouldn’t be that surprised considering they have cafe’s where you can pay to have someone cuddle with you.
Wait, is Japan a dystopia?
"feather-throttle-not-hair" (feather-throttle-not-hair)
11/08/2017 at 21:02, STARS: 0
Well this makes me want to kill myself.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/08/2017 at 21:15, STARS: 0
Please don’t.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/08/2017 at 21:16, STARS: 0
I’m sorry to hear that.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/08/2017 at 21:19, STARS: 0
So sad, Kat! This is honestly one of the most depressing, disturbing things I’ve read in a long time (and that’s saying something in the era of Trump).
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/08/2017 at 21:20, STARS: 0
Yeah, pretty much.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/08/2017 at 21:22, STARS: 1
What a strange/sad/fucked up context, then...
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/08/2017 at 21:24, STARS: 0
If you can live with yourself, I guess. Just seems like in helping others fake their lives, your life becomes completely fake as well.
"Kat Callahan" (kyosuke)
11/08/2017 at 21:24, STARS: 1
It’s not that common yet, but common enough this is far from the first time I have heard of it. For some things it makes sense, but for some things, I think it’s just this temporary bandage that will cause social problems in the future.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/08/2017 at 21:26, STARS: 0
For some (many?), you’re probably right, but we should actively be trying to avoid in our own lives.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/08/2017 at 21:28, STARS: 1
I look forward to visiting one day, too.
"Tapas" (tapas)
11/09/2017 at 00:11, STARS: 1
When I first heard about Tokyo and Japan, I thought it was pretty bad ass and an awesome place to live.
But then I learned about the culture of the people, their lack of complete acceptance of anyone non-Japanese or LGBT, ridiculous work culture, social issues of loneliness, national attitude of what seems to me as ambivalence toward dating/sex......it just keeps getting worse.
"feather-throttle-not-hair" (feather-throttle-not-hair)
11/09/2017 at 00:58, STARS: 0
Damn internet. Sorry that sounded way way too literal. I should have said “This is extremely depressing.”
My bad.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/09/2017 at 08:49, STARS: 0
Hopefully there will be a backlash against it, and using these businesses will fall out of favor.
As sad as it is to say, I hope the girl in the story never does find out that he’s not her father... I can’t imagine how crushing a blow it would be to know my mother hired a man to pose as my father for years...
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/09/2017 at 08:51, STARS: 1
I knew you didn’t mean it. My family has dealt with mental health issues for many years, so I can’t not respond to a line like that.
This story is terribly depressing, though...
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/09/2017 at 08:55, STARS: 1
Every culture has it’s unique problems, but to fail at something so deep and integral to life as genuine human interaction...
"Tapas" (tapas)
11/09/2017 at 09:20, STARS: 1
Right!
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/09/2017 at 10:07, STARS: 0
Hmm, I didn’t think of it that way. Though of more as a production or maybe role play.
"So Shiney. So Chrome! So Frunky" (badams109)
11/09/2017 at 10:08, STARS: 1
One of my professors use to say of other cultures “It’s not better, it’s not worse, it’s just different”. It’s one of the reasons I have been able to really love the time I’ve spent going to Japan, I can just accept it as it is and enjoy the good parts. Also sometimes helps you to appreciate what you have back home.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/09/2017 at 10:49, STARS: 0
I mean, the entire job is helping other people lie... (either to others, or themselves) And it seems like this guy is also lying to himself.
Yuichi: There is nothing more that I want. I’ve met so many clients. I’ve played so many roles with them. By doing my job, their dreams come true (no, they don’t... their dreams are only simulated for a short time with live actors) . In that way, my dreams come true as well. I feel fulfilled, just being needed.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/09/2017 at 11:15, STARS: 0
Fair enough. I guess I wasN’T THINKING THAT FAR INTO IT
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/09/2017 at 11:20, STARS: 0
I can’t help my deep-thinking tendencies... Why aRE YOU YELLING AT ME? =)
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/09/2017 at 12:19, STARS: 0
Sorry didn’t mean to yell. I have to use caps lock for my DMS and sometimes i forget it is on when I switch back from doing work to Oppo
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/09/2017 at 13:06, STARS: 1
I figured as much.