'Sokpuri show Dongchimi' Hahm So-won and Jin Hua glimpsed each other's true feelings two years after their divorce.
On the 27th episode of MBN 'Sokpuri show Dongchimi' (hereinafter 'Dongchimi'), the Hahm So-won family, who are half cohabiting after their divorce, appeared. Jin Hua, as a dad who does everything for his daughter Hye-jung, went out to meet her after school, stopped by a restaurant Hye-jung would like, prepaid, and kindly said, "Buy for your friends too."
However, Hahm So-won was dissatisfied with this. First, she was concerned that Hye-jung was eating unhealthy food, and above all, that it would blur her sense of money. Hahm So-won said, "If Jin Hua had only consulted with me," but the amount was so trivial that it drew scorn from the panelists.
Above all, Hahm So-won emphasized manners and keeping promises to Hye-jung. As soon as Hye-jung returned to school, she took out her planner and had her homework checked. Hahm So-won allowed exactly 5 minutes to play and then made Hye-jung do her homework. Here Hahm So-won's disciplinary method was revealed: if Hye-jung did not keep a promise, Hahm So-won would remove one side dish from her meal plan.
Jin Hua rarely got angry about this. Jin Hua said, "Children need nutrition," and Hahm So-won said, "Vegetables also contain nutrients like protein." However, Jin Hua could not understand, saying, "You should give meat. She wants to eat it." Hahm So-won said firmly about her own parenting method, "My household had strict rules. I think it was important to grow up without disrupting that atmosphere."
Some panelists said, "Hahm So-won's method seems right. As the primary caregiver raising the child alone, she has to be firm," and another panelist said, "Still, it's too strict. The child seems happy with her father but becomes tense."
Jin Hua and Hahm So-won went out to eat together alone for the first time since their divorce. They argued there as well. Jin Hua favored ordering various dishes since they were already out to eat and enjoying them, while Hahm So-won favored saving whenever possible.
Jin Hua attacked, saying, "I don't want to hear your nagging either, but how much do you think the child would hate hearing it? Don't talk like that. I'm divorced, but the child isn't, right?", and Hahm So-won retorted, "I'm doing my best for Hye-jung. Don't talk like that."
As the mood warmed while they ate, Jin Hua confessed that although he agreed to the divorce as Hahm So-won said, he had quietly given up a lot in his heart. Jin Hua revealed his inner feelings, saying, "Sometimes I think, 'What if we remarried?' Then I reflect on the past; I have to become someone she likes for So-won to like me, and then our daughter Hye-jung will like it. For the family's peace."
About their relationship, specialist Lee Kwang-min described it as "a pathological relationship formed by a certain degree of Hahm So-won's control and a certain degree of Jin Hua's dependence," while noting, "If normal feedback becomes possible between them, the possibility of remarriage seems high."
When Hahm So-won realized her ex-husband's true feelings, she choked up and said, "I'm sorry for rushing the divorce without knowing your feelings. I'm grateful that Hye-jung always looks out for us and comes to see us. From now on, even if there are some frustrating moments, I'll try to be more patient. Thank you for always being by our daughter's side."
[photo source] MBN 'Sokpuri show Dongchimi'
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