Lee Ji-hyun, a single mother, finally changes jobs amid the realities of raising children: "My daughter had to go to the hospital alone… my heart ached" [Star Issue]

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Lee Ji-hyun, a former member of the group Jewelry, revealed that she is stepping down from her position as a hair salon owner while sharing the hardships of raising two children on her own.

On the 11th, Lee posted a lengthy message on her social media, stating, "I have made a decision regarding concerns I had been quietly struggling with for a long time, and I would like to share my news."

That day, Lee announced that she had decided to relinquish her position as hair salon owner, saying, "There has been no peaceful day due to the children's big and small problems. I thought they had grown up a little, but that was not the case. Since this is my first time being a mother, how could I have known?"

She continued, "They are always getting injured, taking turns falling ill, spending too much time alone, and their diet has increasingly become centered on delivery food," voicing the realistic difficulties of balancing work and parenting.

In particular, she expressed her distress while recalling a situation where she was unable to be by her daughter's side when the girl was injured.

Lee stated, "Amid the children's daily lives that repeated in this manner, my heart ached unbearably when my daughter fell and got injured, requiring four stitches, and had to go to the hospital alone."

She added, "I work so hard for the children, but if I cannot be there for them when they need their mother, what is the point of it all? There were also many days when it felt as if the sky was falling on me," and said, "It seems there is no one who can take my place as a mother."

In response, Lee conveyed that she had decided to change jobs for the sake of her children. She stated, "To be able to serve as a 'five-minute standby' whenever the children need me, I am transferring to a job located truly five minutes from home," and revealed that she plans to focus solely on modeling work going forward.

Previously, Lee had also shared the hardships of balancing work and parenting through her YouTube channel.

At the time, she said, "When I get home, I have to clean up what the kids have left lying around, prepare meals, run the vacuum cleaner, and hang out laundry. My son complains about being hungry all day long, which worries me, and I worry about where my daughter is and what she is doing."

She continued, "Because I spend less time at home these days, I don't even have time to argue with the kids. I start at 10 a.m. and work until 8 p.m., but since we haven't been open for long, after finishing work and giving feedback to my staff, it is already 10 p.m.," sharing her busy daily routine.

She also noted, "The kids have to manage many things on their own. Since I can only provide one meal, the rest of their meals are delivery food," expressing regret over not being able to spend sufficient time with her children.

Meanwhile, Lee married a non-celebrity man in 2013 and had one son and one daughter, but divorced in 2016. She remarried in 2017 but faced another divorce in 2020, and is currently raising her two children alone.

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