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Post by pharaoh on Jan 15, 2006 23:03:07 GMT -5
I think the reason why Ms. Kang gave her son away to the family he lives in now is because she became or was bankrupt from Park Ilho. Don't you think?
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Post by ginnycat5 on Jan 16, 2006 10:44:58 GMT -5
I think the reason why Ms. Kang gave her son away to the family he lives in now is because she became or was bankrupt from Park Ilho. Don't you think? Could be--and maybe he stole or cheated the family out of their parts of the business, too, so they wouldn't have any income if they all stayed together. Do we know how old she was? Just 18 or 20,maybe? If she was really young then, even tho she had been like a stepmother, she would have had a hard time coping with a baby, 2 kids and teenager, especially if they had become poor. Maybe she had postpartum depression, too?
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Post by TheBo on Jan 17, 2006 14:03:25 GMT -5
I don't know why she did it, but I do think that Sang-jae has no excuse in the world to keep the information from her about her son. He's being shallow and mean, just so he doesn't look bad to his son.
Bo
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Post by donilpark on Jan 17, 2006 14:10:11 GMT -5
He does that for the sake of Jungwoo. Think of the shock he would get when he finds out about it. He went astray in highschool when he found out that his mom was not his real mom. If that was a shock, then think what kind of shock this would be. I think Sungjae is hiding it for a very good reason. Not to say it's right to keep it secret, but if I were in his shoes, I wouldn't have known what to do either.
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Post by TheBo on Jan 17, 2006 14:15:38 GMT -5
He is wrong. Jung-woo has to find out sooner or later. This woman never did anything to him, and she clearly made every effort to find her son, she didn't abandon him but left him with her family with a note asking for their help and forgiveness. Yes, Jung-woo would be upset (I saw the thing about the fighting in high school, too), but he's an adult now and actually pretty level-headed and mature. I think if Sung-jae sits down with him and talks man to man, and breaks it to him gently, it will all work out.
Bo
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Post by theSPICYcabbage on Jan 17, 2006 14:47:33 GMT -5
i think jungwoo will take it calmly no matter what and still think of his "father" as his father and his "mother" as his mother
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Post by TheBo on Jan 17, 2006 16:01:35 GMT -5
Yes, spicy! I agree! After all, he already KNOWS that his mother isn't his birth mother, and he told his brother that he would continue to be the son of both his father and mother. Why wouldn't he think the same thing about the man who raised him? In fact, Jung-woo is the most sensible person on the canvas (so far). Of course, it would cut down on dramatics and make for a shorter show, LOL, but MAN why don't they just put this poor woman out of her misery and tell her the truth?
Bo
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Post by ginnycat5 on Jan 17, 2006 17:35:46 GMT -5
I thought Jung-woo was really rocked when he found out about his having a different mother. Sung-jae sat in the park all night remembering how tough it was on Jung-woo to find out part of the truth. He loves his son so much that he doesn't want to cause more pain (or have him be angry with him). Of course, it will come out sometime, maybe thru the bratty sister Sung-min, and.... Bo's right, too, Jung-woo is levelheaded, so eventually, Everything's going to be all right....
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Post by donilpark on Jan 18, 2006 1:37:59 GMT -5
Because Sungjae realizes that the truth has to be broken sooner or later. He's just buying some time to find a way to do it that minimizes the impact on Jungwoo. And then there are other things involved that make the matter not so simple...
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Post by TheBo on Jan 19, 2006 16:55:53 GMT -5
LOL, Ginny.
I wonder what you refer to, donilpark? What makes the matter not so simple? (If that would be spoiler, don't tell us, of course.) At this point, it seems simple enough to me. Son, I have something to tell you that might be very upsetting, but I think in fairness to all parties, we need to talk about it right now... BUUUUUUUUT NO! That would be too SIMPLE! LOL.
Bo
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Post by donilpark on Jan 19, 2006 17:29:53 GMT -5
"Son, I'm actually your big brother and your mom is actually your sister-in-law. Oh, and in case you can't figure out, your uncles and aunt are your brothers and sister. And your brother is really your nephew. In all of 20-odd years of your entire life, you've been living as someone other than your true self. You're not who you think you are."
I don't know about other people, but I know I won't cope with that. Identity crisis? Breakdown? I sure am happy this is just a drama and nothing that can possibly happen to me. I don't think knowing the truth is always for the best. (Hwang Woosuk?) If at all possible, I would like this to be kept secret from me, and if I were Sungjae, I won't want to tell Jungwoo ever. Of course now that his real mom has appeared, I'd be faced with a very difficult decision to make. How I'd do that, I don't know.
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Post by pharaoh on Jan 19, 2006 23:27:28 GMT -5
I'm sure Jong Woo can cope with it. He wants to know his birth mother. And the fact is that the truth hurts. He has to know someday.
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Post by donilpark on Jan 19, 2006 23:53:16 GMT -5
Oh no. Jungwoo is a kind of person to whom his family is very important. (and that's the whole theme of this drama) Accepting the real birth mother would mean that all of his family relationship has to be redefined. That's something that he would have a really hard time dealing with. A very drastic example of this would be that now, his 'mom' would have to call him 'doryeonnim' or if he were married, 'seobangnim' (both mean something like master or young master and are used to refer to the younger brother of one's husband) and both cases, she would be addressing him honorifically. And the language she uses would also have to change. She can't no longer speak to him in casual terms. She has to speak in respectful terms to what used to be her son. That's gotta be really awkward. If his adoptive parents were just random people or at least his uncle and aunt, then it wouldn't be so hard. But what's special about this case is that his older brother acted like his father. That's a mixup in generation. Of course Jungwoo is a strong young man. He will probably be able to accept it in the end, but I can't even begin to imagine how 'horrified' he would be the first time he finds out about it.
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Post by theSPICYcabbage on Jan 20, 2006 9:57:46 GMT -5
i think jungwoo will just weep about it a little but still stay with his family (current). i think although hyesun is his real mother, she isnt the one who raised him. he has more comforting feelings towards his current family i think
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Post by pharaoh on Jan 20, 2006 11:09:30 GMT -5
Maybe. Family is family. We'll see how it turns out even though I'll miss the majority of it.
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