Domestic violence + rare disease + autism "Is this real?"... "Couldn't afford to go to the dentist, so pulled a tooth with pliers" [Ask Me Anything] [★Night TView]

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A single mother with a heartbreaking story visited the Ask Me Anything program.

On the 24th episode of KBS JOY's "Ask Me Anything," the woman, who divorced due to domestic violence and is raising her seven-year-old autistic child alone, revealed: "I was also diagnosed with a rare disease. It's fibromyalgia, which causes unexplained pain. They told me to rest well mentally, eat properly, and avoid stress, but it's difficult."

Her dream was originally to become a singer. She said, "I happened to get access to an acquaintance's practice room, and my husband was the person managing that place. We dated for six months and lived together until our child turned three years old. At the beginning of our relationship, he treated me well, but at some point, he started getting angry frequently. The violence escalated once I became pregnant. He threw things and told me to take medicine, saying he didn't want a child. I told him several times that I would raise the child alone and asked him to leave, but he refused. He hid everything sharp. Even after childbirth, his violent behavior continued, so I couldn't let go of my child." She recalled those days.

The woman added, "I was very sick during the early stages of our relationship. Except for about three months' rent, I paid for everything myself. I never received any financial support from him. One day, he got drunk and angry, so I refused to talk and left a restaurant. When I looked back, he was chasing me with a stone. During our marriage, I suggested he go to a psychiatric hospital; he had both anger management disorder and mental illness."

Seo Jang-hoon and Lee Su-geun pointed out why she ended up with such a man. The woman explained, "At the beginning of our relationship, we couldn't afford rent, so I slept in the practice room. Because I couldn't bathe properly, I developed problems with my uterus. I needed money for treatment, and he was the only one who helped me. I thought he was a decent person. I reported him to the police several times, but since it felt like I was taking his father away from our child, we settled it through agreement. The violence became more frequent at weekly intervals. One day, he came home drunk and tried to hit our sleeping child, so I immediately ran out. I took only my child and went far away to a friend's house. We moved five times in total. Every time we moved, he would contact us."

She continued, "After living with my child in a boarding house, my health deteriorated, so I am now living with the help of the local community center and acquaintances. It is difficult to collect child support. My ex-husband deliberately avoids working because he doesn't want to pay me child support. Even after filing a lawsuit, I haven't received any child support." She expressed her sorrow. Furthermore, she revealed, "I am missing eight teeth. I was poor since childhood. My mother never took me to the dentist. I once pulled out my lower tooth myself using pliers."

Seo Jang-hoon advised, "Go to the local district office, explain your situation clearly, and ask them to protect you. It seems you have become severely deteriorated because proper food, shelter, and clothing are not secured. You must live well with your child. You cannot collapse. Do not even think about your ex-husband. You need to strive to improve your health. You cannot keep holding onto the past. Live only for your child. Live with the determination to do your best for your child's future."

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