"Insults directed at a 20-month-old child": North Korean defector remarried couple, coercive parenting conflict with husband from the Ministry of State Security [Lee Ho-seon Counseling Center]

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A remarried couple from North Korea confessed to conflicts arising from their different cultural backgrounds and the husband's coercive parenting style.

On the 26th, a couple who built a new family in South Korea after defecting from North Korea appeared on the tvN STORY variety program 'Lee Ho-seon Counseling Center'.

In that day's broadcast, the wife expressed her concerns about her husband's overly strict and coercive attitude toward their children.

The wife stated, "This person received systematic education in North Korea," adding, "I want to say he 'exploited the people,' but he was a person from the Ministry of State Security who held a high position." Regarding educational philosophy, she explained, "I allow freedom, but he insists on 'you must do this,' creating a coercive difference."

The wife cited specific incidents, describing her husband as coercive to an unacceptable degree regarding public morality and etiquette. She complained about the daily frustration of being unable to greet her parents when they left for or returned from work, and of her husband giving her side-eye even when she blew her nose in public.

Troubles during the discipline process were also mentioned. The wife relayed the situation at the time, saying, "Our third child is 20 months old. When the child threw a tantrum, (the husband) cursed, saying, 'You can't do whatever you want.' I was so upset."

In response, the husband explained his inner thoughts at the time of their remarriage and the cultural background of North Korea.

The husband said, "When we were eating together after we got married, the child farted. I thought, 'Did the mother raise the child alone, so the children have such bad manners?' He explained, "In North Korea, people who grew up without a father are looked down upon, so I had no choice but to act strictly."

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