The child from 'My Precious Child' confessed the reason for rejecting to wear clothes.
In the episode aired on the 21st of Channel A 'My Precious Child', a story of a prospective third grader rejecting even underwear was revealed, drawing attention as it was disclosed that the child comes from a remarried family.
On that day, the child showed a refusal to wear not only clothes but also underwear. It was said that the child is forced to bathe only once a week.
As much as the child dislikes wearing clothes, going out was also not easy. Even in the middle of winter, the child wore short sleeves and shorts covered with an outer coat while visiting a piano academy. Afterwards, when going to a store run by the child's mother's acquaintance, the child complained of feeling suffocated and attempted to take off the clothes.
Moreover, the child was seen not wearing clothes at home and showed extreme control over the mother, capturing attention. Nevertheless, the mother complied with the child's wishes and even accepted unreasonable demands such as 'hold back your cough,' surprising everyone.
Dr. Oh Eun-young, who carefully observed these behaviors, stated that they were symptoms of separation anxiety, explaining, 'To put it negatively, it manipulates the mother. If the counterpart does not follow the individual's wishes, it becomes anxious. The fear of being abandoned by the mother arises if demands are not met,' contrasting this with the child's unusual behavior toward the father. When left alone with the father after the mother went out, the child exclaimed 'kidnapper' and said things like 'I will report you. Stop it, kidnapper,' and 'I hate you the most now.'
Upon this, Dr. Oh Eun-young noted that something strange was found in the sentence completion test, where the child expressed 'something that makes me sad?' as 'my friend calling me by a different surname,' asking, 'Do you know that your father and I have different surnames? How did you introduce your new father?'
The mother, thinking the child was too young to understand, answered that she had said the man was the father who returned from abroad. Furthermore, she revealed without prior explanation that the child has twin siblings, shocking the audience. Consequently, Dr. Oh Eun-young commented, 'This entire process was not communicated to the child. The child did not know anything at a young age. However, just before starting elementary school, the child probably thought, 'My father and I have different surnames?' It must have been confusing. What kind of feelings arise from this confusion is the fear of thinking, 'Is my father my biological father? Am I correct?'
Additionally, 'The mother said there are twin siblings, so the child might wonder, ''Where is my sibling? Who is raising them? If my mother doesn't raise them, were they abandoned?'' This marks the beginning of horror. The child might think, 'What if I get abandoned too?' If it is a very intelligent child, they might even consider, 'Am I being kidnapped?' I believe this has led to unresolved suspicions and conflicts in the mind since the child called the father a kidnapper. How confused and anxious must they feel?''
Dr. Oh Eun-young expressed that the child might have faced problems due to a confusion of their identity and anxiety about being abandoned by the mother, emphasizing the need to communicate. 'It will significantly help the child sort things out in their mind. They will regain a sense of stability,' she advised.
Meanwhile, the child confessed, 'I want to meet my friends. I want to play with them while wearing clothes. I want to go outside wearing clothes. But I'm scared to go outside.' Following up, the child expressed feelings to the mother, saying, 'I love you, but you don't love me,' evoking sympathy.
In particular, the child seemed to know about the mother's secrets, saying, 'My mom has many secrets. I want to ask her, but I'm too scared to do so.' It was revealed that the child had been listening to the mother's and father's secret conversations. Upon learning this, the mother said, 'I didn't know. I just thought of you as a baby. I didn't think you would keep it inside. If I had looked into your heart even once, I wonder if things would have been different. I'm sorry that I didn't recognize it.'
Dr. Oh Eun-young prescribed that there should be 'no secrets in the family.' She emphasized the importance of explaining in a sincere and age-appropriate manner the parts where this child feels most confused and troubled. 'Do not avoid it; it is better to face it and talk about it,' she advised.
After the recording, Dr. Oh Eun-young asked the child, who does not easily open up, 'What if it's hard to raise you? Are you worried about being sent to another home?' Startled, the child nodded, and Dr. Oh Eun-young cautiously asked, 'Do you sometimes feel like your mother will leave you?'
Understanding the child's true feelings, Dr. Oh Eun-young shared, 'We encounter many uncomfortable situations in life. Just because those are not acknowledged doesn’t mean your mom and dad love you less. Even if you do not listen, your mom and dad always love you.'
[Photo] Captured from the broadcast of 'My Precious Child'