My Family Story
This is a family story that makes you feel warm and deep family love.
Love Your Brother as Yourself
My house is always full of noise. The ones who make the noise are my son and daughter who are a year apart in age. The two always play together but mostly end up in a fight. Sometimes, I even order them to keep one meter away from each other.…
Park Jeong-a from Gimcheon, Korea
Versatile Mom
“Mom, I will grow to be a mom.” “Why?” “You can hold toilet rolls with one hand and hold my hand with the other hand.” I don’t remember, but my mom told me that I said that when I was four years old. On the way back home from a…
Lee Jeong-yeon from Bucheon, Korea
I Want to Resemble Mom
Everyone has a role model in his or her life and tries to resemble the role model. I, too, have the person I want to become like; it is my mother. She is the most caring and loving person in my family, so I wanted to learn everything whatever she…
Vini Alexander Chettiar from Vadodara, India
Love for Her Daughter-in-law
My family had lived with my parents-in-law for six years until we moved out. My mother-in-law took good care of my family while living together, but after we moved out, she is now taking greater care of us. One day, she called me and said she would drop by my…
Jeong Hye-su from Daegu, Korea
When I Was Three Years Old
I happened to take care of a three-year-old daughter of my acquaintance for hours. My parents, who were out with me, picked her up together and headed home. My parents looked very happy, probably because they had little opportunity for taking care of a kid. When we arrived home, I…
Park Yun-jeong from Seongnam, Korea
I’m Sorry and Thank You
One day, my elementary school daughter asked me if she could make dalgona (honeycomb toffee made with brown sugar and baking soda). As I had just finished cleaning the house, I didn’t want the house to get messy but allowed her to do it because I felt sorry for her…
Jo Eun-yeong from Anyang, Korea
On Behalf of My Parents
I’m the oldest of my eight siblings. When I was young, I did the housework and took care of my younger siblings on behalf of my working parents. My mom worked shifts as a certified nurse assistant. So, once she went to work, I couldn’t see her for thirty-two hours,…
Lailahni Efa Rose Tuaila from San Diego, CA, U.S.
Daily Life That I Have Taken for Granted
My parents share housework; Dad cleans the house, Mom does the laundry, and they cook together. Since I became an adult, I was ashamed of doing nothing for them, so I volunteered to help them. But my parents said it was helpful when I did nothing. On a holiday, my…
Kim Ha-jin from Anyang, Korea
The Most Special Day in Her Life
August 9 This is the name of a new cafe near my house. I thought it was very peculiar when I saw the signboard with a specific date written on it. Every time I passed the cafe, I was curious about the meaning. One day I entered the café out…
Oh Jin-hui from Anyang, Korea
Mom’s 70th Birthday Party
March 1, 2019, was my mother’s 70th birthday. The four of my siblings took each role and made full preparations for her wonderful and memorable birthday party. And the day before her birthday, we all gathered at the appointed place. We were 18 in total including my parents, oldest brother’s…
Yun Ju-yeong from Seoul, Korea
Just like My Sister
As the youngest at home, I have rarely worked hard nor did something difficult. Even on my parents’ birthdays, my elder sister took the lead in preparing birthday food and gifts, so I didn’t have anything to do. This year, too, I didn’t prepare anything for my mom’s upcoming birthday.…
Jo Eun-bi from Gwangju, Korea
Mom-Cooked Meals
‘What should I eat for dinner this evening?’ This is what lingers in my head from the moment when I leave work until I enter the kitchen. Since I changed my job and started living alone, I had to invest my time in what I had not put much weight…
Kim Jeong-ha from Anyang, Korea
A Happy Family Made with Care
My husband who works in a construction site, my daughter studying in the lab, and I are living together. My husband and daughter are so busy that it is difficult for us all to get together. However, since I diligently put into practice the “Mission of the Month” in the…
Kim Eun-suk from Seoul, Korea
Luxury at My Fingertips
This is what happened when I was young. I was about ten years old. There was a cosmetics store in the street where I often go to and from school, and outside the store there was a basket full of nail polishes. One day, my sister, who is two years…
Kim Do-yeong from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Harmony Overcomes Difficulties
COVID-19, which swept the world, has brought many changes to our daily lives. As we learn about personal hygiene and “social distancing” through TV news, newspapers, disaster notification messages, etc., the time we stay at home is getting longer. As we had never stayed only at home for a few…
Gwon Mi-suk from Seoul, Korea
When We Look Most Adorable
There is something that contains my vivid childhood days. It is a video tape recorded by the camcorder that Dad purchased about twenty years ago. Since the appearance of smart phones, the camcorder had been placed out of sight for a long time and the tape identification device didn’t work.…
Lee Jeong-yeon from Bucheon, Korea
I Am Always on Your Side
When I was a high school senior, whenever I needed pocket money, I used to sell my articles online rather than ask my parents for allowance. Trade of used articles seemed to have many advantages; I could not only make pocket money but also clear away the items I no…
Kang Min-seo from Seongnam, Korea
Sending My Child to a Foreign Country
Not long ago, my daughter in the sixth grade went abroad for a history visit, a program supported by the Education Office. She was given the opportunity to take a flight for the first time in her life. On the day of departure, my husband brought her to the airport…
Ma Eun-hui from Yeosu, Korea
The Beautiful Mind of Fathoming the Heart of Her Grandmother
I have a niece, who has a very beautiful mind. She sincerely cares about her grandmother. She sends her grandmother’s favorite snacks, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and oranges from time to time, and remits some money to her three times a year, asking her to eat something delicious. This kind niece…
Lee Sun-ok from Changwon, Korea
A Smile Brings Joy
One day, I had dizziness. Feeling my whole body weak, I even had nausea. As I am well-built and had not lost strength or appetite before, I was worried about these sudden symptoms. After hesitating a little bit, I went to the hospital. The hospital was where my father had…
Seo Hui-jeong from Daejeon, Korea