"You can just have another child." A mother who left her drowning son behind... Shocked by her frankness [Lee Ho-seon Counseling Center]

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A mother's story of escaping the water before saving her drowning son has shocked viewers.

On the 18th, an episode of tvN's "Lee Ho-seon Counseling Center" revealed a son's plea to cut off ties with his mother.

That day, the mother expressed her concern: "My son was once such a filial child that he used to bring gifts not only for us parents but also for all his aunts. But this year on Parents' Day, he gave no gift at all, which shocked me."

The son said, "When I was young, my parents often quarreled, and my older brother frequently hit me. At those times, my parents would just brush it off without scolding us much. Because I was often sick as a child, our family spent a lot of money on medical care, and I came to believe that our financial situation had deteriorated because of me. So from the second grade of elementary school onward, I didn't want to be a burden to my family. I told my mother, 'Mom, don't worry about me. I'll handle it myself.' That became a habit."

He continued, "Even when I was bullied at school, I endured it alone and lived without wanting to rely on my family."

The son added, "My mother once hit her face so hard that she couldn't breathe and had to be taken to the emergency room. I grew up witnessing my father's violence. There was one incident where my father struck me after I told him that my older brother had been beaten by a neighborhood bully. My father got angry and slapped me."

The son recounted a painful memory from his childhood: after barely surviving drowning, his mother said, "You can just have another child." He explained, "When my son was about three years old, he was playing by a stream and got swept away by the current. While trying to save him, I thought I might die too. So I left him in the water and went out to call for help. Fortunately, he struggled and managed to survive. Later, when we were talking as he grew older, I honestly told him, 'Since you can just have another child, I chose to come out alive.' It seems that statement shocked him."

Later, the mother said, "My son started giving me short answers gradually, and I felt a sense of loneliness within him. He once said, 'A woman without luck in marriage has no luck with children,' and I thought, 'That child is just like his father.' My son, who heard this directly from my mouth, appeared deeply shocked."

Lee Ho-seon explained, "My son is suffering. When we administered the MMPI test, his antisocial score rose. This can happen when there is alienation within the family. He gives everything for his family but receives nothing in return. His autonomy score is only 19 points. He is burned out. His self-acceptance score is just 1 point. He gives everything to others and has nothing left for himself. He is exhausted, very much so."

Lee Ho-seon further analyzed, "The mother's risk avoidance score is 0, and her social sensitivity score is 22 points. She struggles to feel the pain of others. She could not even predict her son's suffering when she said, 'You can just have another child.'"

Lee Ho-seon added, "There is something that makes me angry. The mother thinks everything is fine, which makes my son pitiful. I think my son wishes his mother would understand him better."

When the son expressed a desire to "disappear somewhere," Lee Ho-seon offered a solution: "Cut off all contact with your mother for three years."

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