is eun-soo a mama's boy

[humble]

i was just thinking he is a moms boy. he does whatever his mom says for him to do. why is he not getting a job to support himself and his kids. he seems he does nothing but what his mom says or his sister hee-so. what do you think.

[jenny]

I never thought he was before, but now I'm not so sure. When his ex said that his mom probably made them lock their doors I thought she was just being paranoid, but she was right! I don't think he is a Min-sup - brand Mama's Boy, but he certainly is obedient. I think he just obeys her to shut her up, though, not because he values her opinion.

[panther]

is eun-soo a mama's boy?

well i think yes and no.

yes because he always undermine his own decisions for her, he would rather go along with what she says just to pacify her than to take a stand and take control of his own life.

but in another way i dont think he's a mamas boy because typically mama's boy's think their mothers word is law and its not to be questioned. eun-soo inwardly disagree with his mom. as a matter of fact he never agree with her, but he just suck it in and go about his day. this makes him seem like a mamas boy. what eun-soo need is a real woman to treat him with the respect that he need (and lacks).

[sandy]

I, too, can't understand why Eun-Soo is still at home, not working, while raising a son. I just wonder where the money is coming from because his Dad is working as a parking attendant and Mom stays at home. I think Eun-Soo is a mama's boy because he's been taught to respect her, but she does seem to meddle in his life. In one episode, she did mention that she'd like to have Jung-Hee as her daughter-in-law to take care of the house. This is something very different from most Americans, something that I can't understand.

I have the feeling that Jae-Min is a mama's boy because he's basically afraid of his controlling father. Jae-Min and Jae-Hae are almost living apart. His father wants, almost demands, that Jae-Hae have surgery that will allow her to have children. If they live with his parents, there's bound to be some nasty scenes. Now that Grandma has been found, will Jae-Hae enter the hospital for surgery?

[panther]

yea i think jae-min is more of a mama's boy then eun-soo. eun-soo atleast try to stand up to his mother, jae-min think that everything his mom says is right no matter what.

jae-min should have been stepped up and taken control of his marriage. i just dont understand how a married couple who's near thirty is living with their parents. they dont even live together. how can they even think about having a baby when they live apart?

[sandy]

I think Jae-Min and Jae-Hae were better off when they lived in that small apartment by themselves because they seemed truly happy. I missed some episodes so I'm not sure what happened. It seems that when Jae-Min's mother had surgery for her eyes, they returned to her home to care for her. His mother finally warmed-up to Jae-Hae, but seems to still want to protect her son. Because of his mother, they always seemed to be closing their store early which is something unheard of in a retail business. Usually it was because his mother wished it. In reality, store-owners work long hours to make the business a success. Now they just seem to float back and forth between both sets of parents with no ambition. We seldom see them at their store any more.

[panther]

they sold their store.

[sandy]

I guess living with both sets of parents helps them to live without income. Also, I wonder about health insurance which is a real concern for Americans who must pay for it if they're not covered by employers. In South Korea, is there socialized medicine? If Jae-Hae is to undergo surgery, who will pay for it? In America, sad to say, they'd be in debt for years.

[xelaevoli unlogged]

Also, I wonder about health insurance which is a real concern for Americans who must pay for it if they're not covered by employers. In South Korea, is there socialized medicine?

Yes. When I had my son (I'm American and gave birth in the local Korean hospital), it only cost about $200 for the entire prenatal care/delivery. (Natural delivery, no meds (my choice, not theirs!)) Granted that was almost 8 years ago, so things have probably changed a little. BUT, I do know that when my husband goes to Korea he gets his major dental work done for a fraction of the cost of what it is here.

When my daughter was born here in America - I don't want to talk about the cost! LOL I actually think my care was better in Korea than here - except for a few aspects I won't go into. :-)

[sandy]

I don't want to get into politics, but this shows how great a problem that affordable health care is in America. My husband and I will have to go on COBRA in 2005 at an outrageous rate, one that will take just about 1/2 of everything I make at my job.

[galacticchick]

sandy said:

My husband and I will have to go on COBRA in 2005 at an outrageous rate, one that will take just about 1/2 of everything I make at my job.

Ouch!

Anywho, what is up with Eunsoo's change of heart? Wenchy is such an unlikable character. She's got no tact.

Eunsoo's Mom's face when Junghee said that she would kill both herself and Eunsoo if he didn't marry her was priceless.

[Lucy]

when Junghee said that she would kill both herself and Eunsoo if he didn't marry her

I have to say, I kind of like this new twist wherein Jung-hee is actually sort of nuts. It retroactively justifies the prejudiced attitude of the mom, who thought that any sort of mental/emotional trouble was an automatic "out" for Eun-soo's fiancee. But if she's genuinely dangerous, that's another thing entirely.

Plus, it's fun to have a wild card in the cast of characters. And just how does little Jung-Hee think she's going to take down big Eun-soo? (I know, a weapon like a gun would make all the difference, but it would be great if she taekwondo'ed him after getting secret lessons from Ji-woong, for example.)

[toranaga]

HEY!don't sell jung-hee short that's seventy-five pounds of enraged woman that has been dumped for the ex,I can see her now carrying garbage bags full of body parts out to the dumpster singing some silly kid's song. AFTER that she'll probably take ji-woong to the park.

[sandy]

I tape this when I'm at work, but I haven't seen tonight's episode yet. However, Jung-Hee mentioning to her MIL that she would kill herself and Eun-Soo if she is dumped makes me wonder how stable Jung-Hee really is. In the last episode, she is singing Ji-Woong to sleep which makes me wonder if her real attachment, in this family, is to Eun-Soo's son.

Now we're seeing a real mess. Hee-Soo worries that Jin-Kook is taking an interest in the Ex while Eun-Soo admits, to his father, that he would like to love Jung-Hee. In the future, Jin-Kook might just become so obsessed with the Ex to marry her and make her part of his company. Eun-Soo also may have plans to re-unite with his Ex. Jung-Hee might become desperate, realizing that she is not really part of this family, but only a second mother for Ji-Woong.

If Jin-Kook takes an interest in the Ex, it will be a "slap in the face" to Hee-Soo who has been with him trying to make his dysfunctional family whole again. Hee-Soo's been through a lot with his problems.

[Soju]

Maybe it's all just an expression, like "You will die by my hands" seems to be.

Sandy - Yeah, paying for COBRA can be a back-breaker, but be sure to keep it up! They can terminate your coverage for any number of reasons, including a couple of late payments, and once terminated, they WILL NOT reinstate you (as I found out the hard way ).