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Post by PippiBella on Nov 9, 2008 12:03:42 GMT -5
Mom's reactions to everything is getting on my nerves. I can't believe she accused her husband if he and grandpa got hit by a motorcycle on purpose to bother her!! WHAT!!! She is taking her opinion a little too far.. Is she not going to see her grandchild be born? or visit him/her? She might not be ready to see her family in 7 months. Myeons is right. She is weird..
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Post by Lucy on Nov 10, 2008 15:00:51 GMT -5
Yes, I agree, Pippi. I understand her being annoyed at being bothered so much on her first day, because c'mon, the woman moved out of the house to get away from those people and even that didn't stop them pestering her on the phone. But to scream at them about having "gotten themselves hit" by a motorcycle on that day as if they did it to ruin her day... that's just crazy. I was totally behind her needing her space and even being so happy that she laughed in the car the day before, but that reaction was really, really selfish of her.
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Post by puppy on Nov 10, 2008 18:31:27 GMT -5
I think this mom doesn't know how good she has it. I understand she's smart and wants to spread her wings and families can be a drag. But she's part of a very restrictive society and she sure doesn't back away from trying to ram those restrictions down her childrens' throats.(At least as far as we got here in NY/PA)
Everybody seems to love and respect her, husband, FIL, kids, etc. She has a big house, isn't dirt poor, can lord it over her DIL if she feels like it, seems to have a buddy (sort of) in her SIL. What's the fuss?
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Post by sandra on Nov 14, 2008 13:50:09 GMT -5
That mother is really getting on my nerves. She has raised her kids to be self - centered brats and now is playing the martyr. She also treats her husband as if she hates him, at least has no respect or love for him.
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Post by brooklyn on Nov 15, 2008 1:37:36 GMT -5
She's fed up because she sacrificed so much for her kids and now the kids are failing at life, well in the love department at least? I don't know, I just know I mute the TV anytime she's on. Like every drama I've watched has someone I have to mute lol.
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Post by PippiBella on Nov 15, 2008 20:06:04 GMT -5
She's fed up because she sacrificed so much for her kids and now the kids are failing at life, well in the love department at least? I don't know, I just know I mute the TV anytime she's on. Like every drama I've watched has someone I have to mute lol. I did that with sua's (bong) mom in law... remember chicken walk and her screaming/screeching yelling!! She drove me nuts.. Sua's dad was the owner of bonjour foods. The name of the dram escapes me right now. I can't even remember chicken's sons name. Sua's hubby?
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Post by puppy on Nov 16, 2008 8:00:41 GMT -5
Was that Likable or Not, Pippi? With Seonjae that you so perfectly called SeonJERK.
Getting back to Hanja (I think that's the angry mom's name) I agree with Sandra that she treats her husband kind of matter-of-factly and he's such a sweet teddy bear. It's as if she thinks he's beneath her.
But I don't agree with you sandra, about her kids. They aren't spoiled brats to me. The son (I keep wanting to say Mimosa) is a little immature (he's got the perfect wife to slap some sense into him) but Yeongmi and the lawyer seem pretty together. Yeongmi was ready to give up her boyfriend for her mom's sake and the lawyer, as far as we got here in PA/NY, is afraid to tell Hanja about her lover. I'd keep him a secret too, if my mother was as nosy and controlling as hers.
I can't seem to warm up to this mom or the actress who plays her. The whole performance is one note - whiney, simpering. I read in the spoilers that she does some interesting stuff later in the show (We're only iup to episode 20 here) so maybe I'll change my mind.
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Post by PippiBella on Dec 8, 2008 21:24:33 GMT -5
I could not help LOL when Iseok , IIseok and samseok were all crying and hugging..
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Post by brooklyn on Dec 8, 2008 23:53:55 GMT -5
Samseok's a cutie lol can't wait to see that episode. I love how he yelled at his sister sunday, even though she's older, she needed that; she's so very annoying most of the time.
Oh my goodness, puppy, Lord knows I'm trying to feel Hanja's pain but I just can't. I do understand her sometimes when she goes off on the oldest daughter but she needs to just let it go and let the daughter make and learn from her own mistakes.
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Post by Lucy on Dec 9, 2008 10:51:08 GMT -5
Pippi, I think I missed it when the three siblings were crying and hugging. I wonder if it's something that I saw in the preview of an upcoming episode a few episodes back but did not catch in the broadcast--doesn't Samseok say that his wife is divorcing him? I missed that when it was on "live."
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Post by Lucy on Dec 9, 2008 11:17:15 GMT -5
On another note, I don't know if this has been pointed out before, but the names of those three crazy "kids" are kind of interesting. I don't know what the "seok" part of the name means (like many Korean syllables, it has many possible meanings*), but Il, I, and Sam mean One, Two, and Three. Creative! Actually, I think that element of naming practice may have been somewhat common, at least in the past. *Since this family is Buddhist, it may refer to the Buddha Sakyamuni, the historical Buddha (one of many buddhas past and future) whom we all know and love.
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Post by door60 on Dec 9, 2008 20:04:41 GMT -5
Lucy, I thought 1, 2, 3 in Korean was (now this is phoenetic) un, dule, set That's what my son learned when he took Tae Kwon Do Also, I know Hanja gets a bad rap on these boards, but I really feel for her. It's clear that she had great expectations, and she wasn't able to fulfill her own dreams. She was hoping that at least her dreams could be realized thru her children, but now she knows they won't because she feels her kids are making bad choices. I think the actress who plays Hanja is brilliant, as is the entire cast. The writing is natural and believable. I love this show. I wish it aired more than twice a week.
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Post by Lucy on Dec 10, 2008 11:15:03 GMT -5
Hi, door60. There are two numbering systems in Korea. Sino-Korean and "pure Korean." They're used for different things: time, age, money, objects. Hana, dul, set, etc., is the pure Korean. Il, i, sam, etc., is Sino-Korean.
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Post by soapygrams on Dec 10, 2008 15:01:36 GMT -5
Hi Door60, I have to agree with you about this show and also have to admit that I had made a snap judgment on it when it first started. I thought the mothers were just too mean and I didn't care for any of them at all; I said so in a post way back when Now, after watching YAMD, our daily drama, and comparing the writing, plot lines and performances of this show, I must admit this drama is well written, well acted and BELIEVABLE! You said it all in your post and I agree with your assessment. I was too hasty in forming an opinion and now am glad to watch it and also wish it were the daily drama instead of YAMD - oh well - How picky we are here in Chicago, when others on our board only get one or two dramas, we have a lot to chose from . . . so I'm not REALLY complaining LOL
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Post by door60 on Dec 10, 2008 16:48:57 GMT -5
Lucy, what is Sino-Korean? I am happy, soapygrams, that you like this drama too. I really do think it's well written, and the story is way more believable than YAMD. You know, with dramas like YAMD, I am always scratching my head, thinking, "do people really behave this way (so wimpy) in Korea, or is it just the show?". In Mom's Dead Upset, people have more believable (to me) reactions. Even the girl who married the rich man, while she does "obey" her now mother-in-law, she does talk to Eunsil about how cuckoo the woman is, and she did have her then fiancee sabotage the short haircut. I like it that she' s not a complete doormat. If it were Sabeyeok, she would have just gotten her hair cut short!
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