My eldest son, a fourth grader, apparently caused an injury to a classmate the other day. When I came home from work, my wife, Reiko, was alone, bowing profusely and apologizing over the phone to the other child's parents, who were quite furious. It seems the injury wasn't that serious, and as a father, I wasn't too concerned. However, the other child's parents have a very DQN-like atmosphere, the kind of so-called 'monster parents' that have been a topic of recent discussions.