Broadcaster Kim Gura shared his candid reaction when he first heard the news of his second child.
On the 24th, the "Sister-in-law is K.Will" channel uploaded a video titled "The ultimate guest for the sluggish and underperforming K.Will channel's 1st anniversary! Kim Gura appears (Behind the scenes of 'Radio Star' & 'Bokga', remarriage, late child)."
That day on the "Knowing Sister-in-law" channel, Kim Gura appeared as a guest and talked about marriage. In response, K.Will mentioned the late-born daughter, saying, "You had a child in your 50s, didn't you?" and Kim Gura replied, "I was 51."
K.Will asked, "Then how old was your sister-in-law at that time?" and Kim Gura said, "My wife was born in '82. So I told my wife that. My wife suddenly said she had something to tell me. I asked what it was, and she said she was sorry. I asked why, and she said she thought she was pregnant. When I talked with my wife, I said that since she was remarrying me and Donghyun is there and considering my age, 'let's not deliberately try to have a second child,' though it wasn't an agreement between us, that's how things stood."
He said, "And I told my wife, 'I'm trying to have a child at 50 now, so it's not easy. I also want to travel and live more comfortably with you mentally.' Aren't there many couples like that? Then my wife became pregnant. She pondered for a few days and then told me. I said, 'You don't have to apologize. It's rather a happy thing, but what I'm sorry about is that I once wanted a child desperately in my 50s like parents who long for that; you might have that kind of longing too, so you might not react by crying or being overwhelmed. Please understand that.' My wife wasn't deeply hurt by that."
He continued, "So the child was born, and about a year after the second child arrived, I had a chance to sit with actor Lee Byung-hun and have a meal. He said he had recently had a second child too. When we ate around that time, he asked me, 'How is it having a second child? Isn't it cute?' I responded rather nonchalantly, 'The kid is cute.' He then said something like, 'There is joy that a second child brings; why are you speaking so dryly?' so I just said, 'It's simply cute.' Looking back now, I understand why he said that. Now I adore and think she's very pretty. I did think she was pretty then, too. All my photos are of the kids, like everyone else. Even the stickers are ones my child put on. She's so pretty," expressing his deepened affection.
K.Will asked, "Are you in charge of childcare?" and Kim Gura replied, "I plan to do childcare, but my wife told me not to. She said it would mean double the work. My wife is the type who must do the household chores herself to feel satisfied. When I try to do something, she tells me not to. She says she has to do it twice herself," he said.
K.Will asked, "Weren't you afraid back then? Is your wife doing the current childcare because after giving birth she ended up doing it that way, or did you think beforehand you should take charge?" Kim Gura replied, "If something needs to be taken care of, then do it. I don't know if I'll do it well, but I can do it. If it must be done, why not do it? I should do it." He added, "When Donghyun was born, I didn't do it either. I tried to, but my in-laws all came and did it. They told me not to. Coincidentally, that's how it turned out. But if asked to do it, I will. We have to raise them together, so we should. I have never not gone to the market with them. I'm good at those things. I throw away food waste and if I'm told to buy something, I buy it. I don't avoid those things. I also have things I'm good at, so I do all of those," he emphasized.
He said, "Seeing the child now, I realize there is joy that a child brings. When meeting Donghyun, he used to be shy, but now he shows affection. When he comes on leave to visit, and if Donghyun and his wife have a meal, we don't have many conversations. It's not like 'this is immense happiness,' but there is a pleasant feeling of 'this brings a sense of stability.'"
But he dismissed plans for a third child, saying, "As for a third child, for now..." K.Will expressed hope, asking, "Does 'for now' mean you don't know yet?" and Kim Gura replied, "As for a third child, our second is four years old, I'm older, and my wife is older too. She's 43 now, so it's not easy. My wife also finds our daughter so precious that she's satisfied with that."
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