Lee Ji-hyun, formerly of Jewelry, and actress Kim Hyun-sook laid bare the reality of 'child support nonpayment' as they shared a mutual pain. Both having gone through two divorces and raising children alone as single mothers, the broadcast left an even more bitter impression.
On the 1st, the YouTube channel Kim Hyun-sook's Let's Stay released a video titled "We have no eye for men~ Jewelry's Lee Ji-hyun × Mak Young-ae's Kim Hyun-sook single mom story."
At that meeting, Kim Hyun-sook looked at Lee Ji-hyun and suddenly asked, "You don't receive child support, right?" A remark mixed with anger followed. She said, "Those b****** who don't pay child support are not even human. They are dogs. Even if my son sees them, there's nothing I can do."
She said that recently her son had misunderstood and said, "I feel sorry for dad," so she had to clarify the facts. She added, "Child support is supposed to be paid, but I've only received it twice. I received it after the divorce, and during the marriage I never once received living expenses."
Lee Ji-hyun also said she suffered a similar pain. "I told the children the truth from when they were young. 'Dad has the obligation to pay your child support, but he is not paying it now. So it's very hard with mom alone,'" she said. She went on to reveal that she had taken legal action twice over the child support issue. Both women said bitterly, "Child support is money for the child, and people who don't even keep that basic duty are bad fathers," unable to hide their bitterness.
Earlier, Kim Hyun-sook had detailed the circumstances when she suffered postpartum depression on a broadcast. She said she resumed lectures and shoots from the second week of March without even two months' rest after giving birth, traveling to and from Busan once a week, followed by drama filming and the variety show "Real Men," saying, "I worked without a moment to spare for my joints." She confessed that she felt guilty, wondering if she didn't love her child, and that she had a moment so extreme she was surprised at herself while looking at the sixth-floor APT.
She said that at the train station she even thought, "What if I run onto the tracks?" Looking back now, she explained it was clearly postpartum depression, which made the story even more heartbreaking.
Lee Ji-hyun and Kim Hyun-sook spoke in unison, lamenting the economic burden of unpaid child support, the pressure of having all responsibility fall on them alone, and the reality of having to become strong to protect their children. Their candid confessions resonated deeply with viewers as they reflected the reality faced by many single moms and single dads. However, voices urging restraint from excessive criticism also emerged since the other party's side was not presented.
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