A woman who had personally reported to the police that she had abused her 34-month-old son revealed a changed update approximately 50 days later.
On the episode of MBC's variety program "Oh Eun-young Report - Marriage Prison" aired on the 9th, the second story of the "SOS couple" was revealed.
On the broadcast, the wife became angry when her son, who had just woken from a nap, whined and then burst into tears demanding to watch TV while reading a book. She eventually took the child to a darkened room, prompting MC Jang Dong-min to sigh, "How many times has this confinement happened? It's a prison. A detention center."
The child calmed down quickly, but the wife sat in the kitchen and burst into tears. Footage also captured her opening the lower cabinet of the sink and staring at the weapons inside.
The wife revealed that she suffered from extreme guilt after yelling at the child and had previously attempted an extreme act, resulting in being transported to a hospital.
The wife confessed that she was abused by four mothers, including her biological mother, as well as her biological father during her childhood.
Regarding her time living with her biological mother, she said, "I was beaten six days out of seven." She stated that she was hit multiple times on the head with a frying pan swung by her mother, staining the wallpaper with blood, and that after returning home the next day following nine stitches at the hospital, she had to wipe away the bloodstains herself.
She also revealed that she was beaten with a stick by her second mother.
Psychiatrist Dr. Oh Eun-young expressed regret, stating, "She was a typical victim of child abuse," and "It seems the wife has never been loved nor knows how to love."
He added, "The behavior toward the child can absolutely not be rationalized, but as a person who is a wife, she is pitiable and unfortunate."
Dr. Oh analyzed that the wife lost her self-control due to continuous abuse in childhood and is now trying to regain it by attacking a weaker child than herself. He also explained that she shows symptoms of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
He then advised minimizing time spent alone with the child and receiving professional treatment and counseling. He also advised her to self-report to the Child Protection Agency so that she could receive continuous support and monitoring.
Subsequently, the wife directly called the police to report her own act of child abuse. She revealed that after being investigated by the police, she received weekly child education and inspections, and that the district office also visited the home monthly.
At the end of the broadcast, the changed appearance of the family approximately 50 days after counseling was revealed.
The child, who previously avoided going to his mother or kissing her, immediately ran to her and hugged her when she returned from going out. The wife also made eye contact with the child, conversed, and expressed affection.
The husband conveyed his wife's change, saying, "There is absolutely no yelling like before." The wife revealed that unlike before, she has come to accept it even if the house is messy, rather than feeling compelled to clean up immediately.
The child initiated play by suggesting to his mother, "Let's play together," and the wife naturally joined in. The child, who used to be anxious about being separated from his father, focused on craft play with his mother even in situations where his father was absent.
The wife said, "In the past, when my son asked me to play, it felt suffocating and difficult. When I called him over, I didn't know what he wanted." She added, "Through child education, I came to understand how the child feels."
She continued, "I went to couples counseling to find out why looking at my child was so hard for me, and the counselor said, 'It seems you view your child as a burden.' That seemed to be true." She revealed, "Caring for him used to be a responsibility and a burden, but now he is my son and part of my life."
She also stated, "Since the broadcast, there have been no infuriating incidents or problem behaviors. I have tried hard to resolve things through conversation."
She added, "Even now, when I think about it, I did well by appearing on 'Oh Eun-young Report - Marriage Prison.' It feels like the production team saved me and my child," expressing her gratitude.
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