潘家齊是神明服飾設計師,也是太子爺乩身

家齊從小陪著父親參與各種宮廟活動,於是就順勢讓媽祖認做乾兒子,從此家齊便和宮廟信仰文化結下了很深的緣分。家齊 17 歲那年,因為性格好動開始學習打坐。有一次他在客廳打坐睡著了,醒來聽媽媽說,太子爺降駕指定要他做乩身。家齊原本很抗拒,但為了祈求母親一生平安,他答應從此成為太子爺乩身,為神明服務。

念穎和瑋慈先後搬出去,但媽媽希望全家人住在一起

大姊念穎從小和媽媽的關係就不太好,經常發生爭執。後來爸爸去世,媽媽奕蓁因為壓力太大,經常藉酒澆愁,情緒變得很不穩定。那段時間,母女倆更容易擦槍走火,甚至上演全武行,幾乎到了水火不容的地步,所以在讀大學時念穎就搬出去住。

二姊瑋慈很愛貓。自從家裡變成宮廟,因為貓咪會上下跳竄,家齊擔心貓咪會跳上神桌,於是瑋慈也搬出去,和大姊在媽媽家附近租屋安頓下來。雖然姊妹倆住得不遠,但媽媽奕蓁還是一直希望全家可以住在一起。

媽媽的一場大病

過年前一個多月前,家裡的老么世全從部隊休假回來,那天只有他和媽媽奕蓁待在家裡。到了半夜媽媽突然心肌梗塞,一時間沒了呼吸心跳。世全靠著之前學過的 CPR 將媽媽從鬼門關救回來,沒想到被全家認為既不成熟又不可靠的小弟,這次居然幫了大忙,因此大家對他另眼相看。

奕蓁突如其來的一場大病,原本和她不對盤的大女兒念穎,開始變得有點不一樣。她無微不至的在病榻前照顧媽媽,也擔負起長姊如母的責任。母女間的心結和隔閡,也因此逐漸消散。

只要有愛,家就不會散

經歷種種家庭波折,現在一家人的感情更加緊密。在鬼門關走了一遭,奕蓁也慢慢改變想法。其實只要孩子們平安快樂,做什麼事都有想到媽媽就夠了。只要有愛就不會散,或許距離也是愛的一部分。家,並不是以住在一起去定義的。

Introduction

After being widowed in her thirties, Yi-chen single-handedly raised four kids and carried the family's financial burden. In order to make ends meet and repay debts left by her husband, she had to sell the family house and work as a hostess, putting on a brave face to entertain clients despite her dire family situation. Under such heavy pressure and having to endure the disdain of relatives, she often drowned her sorrows in alcohol, triggering mood swings that fermented bad blood with her eldest daughter; but a bond forged in the fires of adversity weathers the test of time. In today's episode, we meet Yi-chen and her four kids as they come to terms with a life-changing moment that has transformed the family dynamic and healed old wounds. Yi-chen’s greatest hope is to live together with all her kids again. Will she fulfill her dream, or is a little distance the secret to a happy family? Being dealt such a lousy hand in life, first losing a father and then their home, what does family mean to the siblings? Has the siblings’ childhood left a shadow in the heart or forged a deeper bond of love?