Japanese-born broadcaster Sayuri spoke carefully about how she has explained the existence of "dad" to her son Zen while raising him alone.
On the 26th, a video titled "Parents' real parenting concerns I
In the video, Hong Seok-cheon mentioned the children's song "Three bears" to Sayuri and asked, "How do you sing that song?" Sayuri replied, "At first I always omitted the 'dad' part when I sang it," and recalled that in the past she would change expressions like 'dad' in picture books or songs to other titles such as uncle.
But Sayuri said that over time she came to feel that this approach was actually unnatural. She said, "When Zen asked, 'Where is dad?' I decided not to avoid it anymore," and added, "I have been honest by saying, 'Zen doesn't have a dad.'" She went on to say, "Instead, I explained that there are many people who love Zen, like grandmothers and grandfathers," and added that the child accepted this calmly.
Sayuri said she often still gets questions related to "dad" after Zen started attending daycare, and she candidly shared the feelings she experiences in that process. She confessed, "When I say there is no dad, sometimes people first say, 'I'm sorry,'" and added, "Those words make me most uncomfortable." Sayuri conveyed her thoughts calmly, as if to say, "Our family is not lacking, just a different form."
Viewer responses continued after the broadcast. Internet users expressed sympathy with comments such as, "Being honest with the child seems healthier," "I agree that there's no reason to feel unnecessarily sorry," "You can feel that Zen is growing up in love," "I hope various family forms are accepted more naturally," and "Sayuri's attitude was impressive."
Meanwhile, Sayuri was born in 1979 and turned 46 this year. She is a Japanese-born broadcaster active in Korea, and in 2020 she gave birth to a son after receiving sperm donation from a Western man in Japan.<
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