But right after the surgery, as soon as I came home, I babysat their son. (Oh my...) That must've been tough. Your mom went through 3 surgeries. Must you ask her to babysit so that you can work? She insists on getting a job so I told her I would pay her to babysit my son. So all she has to do is stay home.
But when she just got out of surgery shouldn't you have helped her out? She looks happy when she babysits my son. But her gall bladder hurt. (Witty) It really hurt. It's no longer about yourself after you get married this website. It's "we" now. Your mom should've rested after the surgery, but she had to babysit. I think you should've worked less to take care of your mom and son. That's why I asked my husband to quit his job. What? Your husband? (Looking attractive) (You're the best!) Why did you ask him to quit his job? I can earn enough for the entire family. Do you plan to feed the whole family? - Yes. / - That's awesome. She's awesome. For your children one of you may have to give up on your job. That's why I do house chores and watch our son. I briefly go to work in the morning. Then I come back home. My son goes to a daycare center. So I take him there and go back to work. When it's time I pick him up, Then I do the dishes, the laundry... I do all the chores that need to be done. Does your wife not do anything at home? When she gets home, she's tired. We eat dinner together. She could at least put away the dirty dishes. But she doesn't. She just goes into her room. That makes me upset sometimes. If you are in charge of watching your son you won't make any more mistakes, right? How many children do you want? How many what? How many children? - Four. / - Four. She wants 3-4 children, but if he has to take care of all of them... Jihoon, you're not saying anything but you seem to understand what Dongyeob is saying. His ears are turning red. (You're a man) Did you get what he was saying? (A little) He knows more than you do. (Blushing) Their son came with them. Let's bring him out. How cute. He's so cute. (Aww) Daniel, why don't you hold him? He cried. (He goes to his dad) It's daddy. How cute. He cried. (I missed daddy) How cute. Say hello. What's his name? - Aaron. / - Aaron? Aaron.
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She swerved to the side and stopped right before she hit the railings. She called me right after it happened. I was so shocked by it and yelled at her to quit her job. But...
I'm fine. No problem. I almost got in a car accident, but I didn't. I was fine. Most people who sit there are like that. It was a close call but it ended as an exciting event. An exciting event! (Wow...) It's a critical stage when you're 4 months pregnant. You came to a sudden stop. Didn't your stomach hurt or anything? No. I called my husband right after it happened. "Oh my god! This is what just happened to me!" He got worried, but I told him I was fine. So I told him, "I'm okay." Don't worry. She had to renew the contract recently. She did it without telling me. Do you mean her work contract? They renew it every 3 months. Then she'll be close to the due date. Why did you renew it without telling him? You could give birth in the next 3 months. Right. You'll be 9 months pregnant by then. I knew we would end up in an argument. I believe that my husband must love me and what I do as long as I am happy doing it. If you love your husband, and since he's worried about you, shouldn't you help him out a little? I could work a little less, but it's not work to me because I love it. It's not work. If you planned on working this much couldn't you have gotten pregnant a little later? Did you ever talk about that? Was it a surprise? Was it an exciting event? My husband made a mistake. What an exciting event! (Embarrassed) What is it, Daniel? Why are you embarrassed? Oh my. Yes, that's good acting. He doesn't know anything. She's from a different culture. She actually seems to be doing well. I'm being persuaded by her. She's a great person. People who don't know us think I'm making her work even when she's pregnant. Our acquaintances... Aren't you being too harsh? What's worse is that my mother-in-law... She may be upset that her daughter works too much. She doesn't live far away. She lives just 5 minutes away. Let's meet his mother-in-law. Hello. Hello. Are you her mother? I thought you were a friend. - You're his mother-in-law? / - Yes. - Unbelievable! / - Unbelievable! How old? Oops. Please excuse me for asking. I was born in 1963. In 1963? Wow, you look so young. (Wow) Do you understand your son-in-law's concern? I do. My daughter works too much. What mother would like that? When are you most worried about your daughter? When she was a senior in high school her father passed away from cholangiocarcinoma. You went through that pain. I couldn't make ends meet by myself so she studied and got scholarship. She's a great daughter. She even worked two jobs. She worked so hard in the past and she's doing the same thing even now. It's quite upsetting. I want her to put her health first. I think he's afraid to see you. (Sigh) - He should. / - He should? I opposed when they decided to get married. He came to see me after they started dating. - What parent would say yes to that? / - Right. But after they got married, I was nice to him. I treated him very well. You speak in a dialect when you get angry. I have no choice. So I was really good to him. I'm a very nice mother-in-law. You seem like it. - Right? / - Yes. I make him breakfast before he goes to work, I do the laundry and babysit their son. It's an exciting event. People around us tell him, "You must've saved a country in your past life!" That's why he has such a great mother-in-law. (Unbelievable) She's praising herself. It must be tough looking after the two. Yes, it was tough. When? I went through 3 surgeries after I came to Korea. Really? I had a surgery for thyroid cancer. Oh. I had a hysterectomy. Then after a year they found a stone in my gall bladder so I had to remove it. She didn't work? She went to work that day. Just after 2 days?
She went back to work just after 2 days? I tried to stop her. Not only did she have to recover, but your son was in an incubator. She must've been worried. She just went to work? Yes. (We are speechless) You could tell her to rest. I do. More than 10 times a day. But? We always end up arguing when I do. After we argue she says, "I'm going back to America with my babies. I'll leave if you stop me from working." Let's meet his wife first. Hello. - Hello. / - Nice to meet you. Do you understand your husband's concern? I don't think this is a problem at all. Excuse me, but could you please stand? Can we see how skinny you are? Could you please turn around? (She doesn't look pregnant at all) You're not showing at all. Are you really 6 months pregnant? - Please tell us. / - You're 6 months pregnant? Yes, I am. I love my job. I majored in education in college. Kids like me, too. Why is it a problem? It's tough to work while you're pregnant. You should eat well for your baby. I don't know what the standards are. That wasn't intentional, right? You're just speaking naturally, right? You're being yourself right now? I don't know what's considered working too hard. If I shouldn't work, doesn't that mean I shouldn't walk or stand? Just stay home? Do you mean to say stay at home? Yes. Just like in American, Korea has a system called maternity leave. You know that, right? There's maternity leave in America, too. They give you about a week. You rest at home for a week and then go back to work. How do you recover? Do you eat seaweed soup? Seaweed soup? Hmm... We want to try the American seaweed soup. Do you guys eat soup? There are no limitations in America. You can do whatever you want. There are too many rules in Korea. Don't eat anything hard. Don't eat spicy food. Don't eat anything cold. Don't shower. Keep your socks on at all times. Don't wear shorts. It's not a problem in America. No problem. Your son was born a preemie. You must've been worried. Don't you think you should take care of yourself? I don't look too much into the future. YOLO. You live only once. (Ha ha ha ha) If I'm healthy and happy today then everything is okay. If I'm happy, everything is happy. I must be happy in order for my family to be happy. It's like that in Korea, too. Look at him. He lives for his own happiness. He enjoys his Sundays. (You Only Live Sunday) But your husband won't understand. What are you going to do about that? Then I must go back to America. Without him? Then why did you marry him in the first place? I know. (She's an interesting person) What made you want to marry him? My husband? The first reason was... He's handsome. (Oh yeah) And? Busan men are handsome. (He slightly resembles Jisung) What's the next reason? He obeys me. (Oh) What's the third reason? He sacrificed a lot for me. Does he look more handsome than they do? I'm sorry but I don't know who they are. (What?) It's because she doesn't watch television. But do you think your husband is more handsome? Yes. She's such a great wife. We just have one less rival. That's okay. To be honest, working isn't a bad thing. More importantly, she loves it. My wife went to the ER 3 times when she had our son. 3 times? Because she didn't stop working. The doctor always asked, "Does she work too much? Does she not eat meals regularly?" It was just a few days ago. I was told that she fainted while she was in class. That's a serious problem. I got the call and went to the ER. The doctor said it was orthostatic hypotension. - What is that? / - It's from standing up too long. Because she is teaching too many classes. Right. It's from standing all day long. Even when she ended up in the ER she was worried about leaving her students. She's truly a workaholic. The doctor told me that all I had to do was eat well. So I told him, "Don't worry. I'm fine." I felt much better after I ate something. Here I am talking to you, right? Why won't you eat well? I have classes back to back. When I teach I lose track of time because I have to focus on my students. She really doesn't worry about her health. You must be frustrated that she's too optimistic. She's too optimistic. How do you feel? I'm always worried about her. We live in Busan and she teaches in Yangsan. Yangsan? Doesn't it take about an hour and a half? It takes about 2 hours roundtrip by car. She always drives to work. What if she goes into labor while she's driving? When she was about 4 months pregnant she was just coming out of the tollgate when a car cut in front of her. |
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