Dr. Oh Eun-young gave a stern warning to the parents of seven siblings.
On the 22nd, Channel A's ‘Recent Parenting - My Precious Child’ (hereafter ‘My Precious Child’) aired a story titled ‘Parents who disappear every night and their foul-mouthed seven siblings’.
The episode featured a couple raising three sons and four daughters, who, despite being married for 20 years, still held hands tightly, overflowing with love. However, their fifth child exhibited symptoms of ‘Gumjok-i’, talking to herself and using foul language for no apparent reason.
In particular, the 17-year-old third daughter, who had dropped out of school, was shown taking on the role of a mother to her younger siblings, which was shocking. The third daughter was responsible for almost all household chores and childcare, including changing diapers and washing bottles.
However, the parents pressured their third daughter, who expressed her difficulties, saying, “You need to earn your keep” and scolded her to take better care of her siblings.
Oh Eun-young strongly criticized the parents, saying, “Let’s stop talking about patriots. If you give birth, you should raise them properly.” She pointed out that the parents seemed to be using their children as ‘labor force’.
He stated, “If you have seven children, you usually become a parenting expert. But in this house, the third child is the expert. Parents should be in the position of parents, and children should be in the position of children, yet the third child is acting as the mother to the fourth child,” raising his voice.
He continued, “They don’t even have basic gratitude and appreciation for the child. Parenting is not something that should be taken for granted. Why don’t you acknowledge the legitimacy and validity of the third child’s difficulties?”
After being pointed out by Oh Eun-young, the parents of the seven siblings sincerely apologized to their third daughter and showed signs of change.
[Kim Mi-ji, Star Today Reporter]
