From a woman who is struggling with conflicts with her husband due to addiction to social media, to another woman who is troubled by her daughter's delinquency, the stories evoked sympathy.
The episode broadcast on the 28th of KBS Joy 'Ask Us Anything Fortune Teller' portrayed the stories of a mother grappling with the parenting issues of her middle school daughter who has become a delinquent, a woman in her 50s who has been undergoing in vitro fertilization for seven years, and another woman whose family conflicts have arisen due to social media addiction.
First, 32-year-old housewife Jo Yoon-seo sought help, stating that she is struggling with conflicts with her husband due to addiction to social media. After posting videos for fun without knowing anything, her followers increased, but it ended up ruining her, and now she has stopped broadcasting and is now in viewer mode, saying she looks at social media whenever she gets the chance. Jo Yoon-seo said, "I contacted a man who does broadcasts to get feedback, but I got caught by my husband and faced a divorce crisis. I knelt down and apologized, wrote a pledge, and deleted the app to barely escape the crisis."
However, Jo Yoon-seo reinstalled the app and accessed it again within a week, and she has now become addicted to live shopping. Jo Yoon-seo explained, "I bought cheap clothes. I cleared about 20 kg, but my impulsive spending hasn't stopped." Her financial situation is not easy. Jo Yoon-seo stated, "I am in the negative. My husband's income is unstable. He runs a business but doesn't talk about his income."
Seo Jang-hoon pointed out, "There is a reason for the cheapness. People say it's self-satisfaction, but it's not easy to feel satisfied. I don't understand why they continue knowing they cannot achieve enough satisfaction." He added, "You started broadcasting out of longing but painfully failed, and the problem is the lingering attachment. The psychology of not wanting to let go of connections means that if you continue to live like this, you won't escape to a better situation." Especially, Seo Jang-hoon and Lee Sugeun shocked her husband by saying, "If he continues doing social media, you really should get a divorce."
Next, 52-year-old Kang Seo-young, who runs a rib restaurant with her husband, shared that she has been undergoing in vitro fertilization for seven years since marrying at 46 but has not succeeded. Despite having experienced a painful miscarriage from a difficult natural pregnancy, Kang Seo-young persisted in her in vitro fertilization with a hopeful heart, posting the process on social media and receiving a lot of encouragement, although she also received a lot of negative comments.
Kang Seo-young recently felt a sense of 'burnout' after her father's diagnosis of stage 4 pancreatic cancer, the death of her father-in-law, and what she thought was the last 'shock' from failures in her in vitro fertilization. During a time when she needed comfort, her stoic husband did not say anything, which made her feel abandoned. As negative comments resurfaced, she questioned whether it was right to continue with in vitro fertilization or to give up.
Seo Jang-hoon told Kang Seo-young, who has received over 20 injections for egg retrieval and has undergone over 10 transfers, "The couple desperately wants a child, but it seems it will become even harder to endure in vitro fertilization in the future. Although medicine has advanced, it's so heartbreaking to see that feeling. It's painful to think of the heartache when receiving news that the results are not good. Personally, I hope that after this much effort, you can live for happiness and the future." Lee Sugeun advised, "Rather than saying to give up, I hope you can live with a positive mindset without stress. Children bring happiness, but there is also happiness from your partner. I hope you both love each other and live happily."
Finally, Joo Sang-chul came forward, stating he is troubled by his middle school daughter's delinquency, which includes tardiness, absences, drinking, smoking, running away from home, and theft. Joo Sang-chul explained that after frequently arguing with his wife over their differing personalities since their daughter was young, their daughter's delinquency worsened after their divorce two and a half years ago. Not only does she often run away from home, but she has also been smoking by obtaining cigarettes through adults and sneakily visiting her boyfriend's house to sleep over. Seo Jang-hoon lamented, "At this point, it's just reckless living. She isn't listening to anyone and is out of control."
Joo Sang-chul revealed that after he first became aware of his daughter's delinquency, he scolded her and tried to advise her, but it was not easy to understand her feelings. Due to her continuous delinquency, a crisis management committee was convened at school, and during the process of the police taking his daughter, an approach prohibition order was issued due to a pedestrian's report that was a misunderstanding, causing sympathy.
Seo Jang-hoon emphasized, "If a problem arises, ultimately it's the father's responsibility to resolve the situation. A vicious cycle is repeating. If they cause trouble, they should be scolded, but they are instead given what they want. Then how can they not cause trouble? As times have changed, it has become harder to scold them. It should be made clear what is right and what is wrong, but that seems to have been weak." He added, "It could descend into the worst situation. If they continue to cause trouble, they may have to go to a juvenile detention center or a similar facility." In response, Joo Sang-chul stated that he has currently applied for the notification system, and Seo Jang-hoon advised, "Honestly, there are no other options, so I need to instill awareness that continuing reckless behavior could lead to serious consequences."
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