On the 12th, Channel A's 'Recent Parenting - Precious My Child'. Comedian Jung Juri stood in front of the studio with her five sons. An 11-year-old, a 9-year-old, a 7-year-old, a 4-year-old, and the youngest who just turned one. The house was always bustling, and her heart was always heavy.
Jung Juri said, "Am I just giving birth? Am I raising them well?" At the end of that question mark, she decided to undergo a public assessment.
The house illuminated by the observation camera was different. The eldest covered his younger sibling with a blanket, and the second and third helped each other by carrying delivery boxes. However, this peace did not last long. When the fourth child refused to go to school, a nearly hour-long battle ensued.
Jung Juri did not raise her voice. She did not scare them. Instead, she endlessly coaxed them, but ultimately, being late was unavoidable.
Dr. Oh Eun-young pointed out, "There are advantages. It's not a tiger parenting style. However, the message of 'you have to go' was missing."
The next day was not easy either. The fourth child took out his anger on his siblings and insisted on watching TV at the dining table. In the end, Jung Juri fed him in front of the screen. At that moment, the fourth child began to lick his fingers, as if searching for a bottle like a baby. Jung Juri expressed her anxiety, wondering if regression had begun.
Her anxiety was not hidden even in the dental office. While the children received treatment bravely, Jung Juri turned her head. The memory of her second child suffering during treatment still held her captive.
Oh Eun-young told Jung Juri, "You have a high sensitivity to others. You are not used to saying unpleasant things to others and are accustomed to suffering losses yourself. However, if you try to adjust to others whom you cannot control, you will ultimately only make it harder for yourself."
Eventually, tears flowed. And those tears soon burst forth from the words of her eldest son. "It's hard, and if one sibling disappeared... how much less hard would it be?"
This sentence from an 11-year-old instantly broke Jung Juri down. But the following words were even deeper. "Mom and Dad are having a hard time too. I should help." The eldest, while longing for love, was the first to think of his younger siblings.
That day, Oh Eun-young said one last thing. "It's okay to say it's hard. It's okay to say it can't be done. Mom, it's okay to take a break for a moment."
Jung Juri wiped her tears. However, within those tears, there was probably a heart that had become a little lighter.
[Kim Seung-hye, MK Sports Reporter]
