Broadcaster Ham So-won revealed the heartbreaking circumstances behind her continued cohabitation with her ex-husband Jin-hwa. It was revealed that this decision was not just simple lingering feelings, but intertwined with her childhood trauma and maternal love for her daughter, drawing the attention of viewers.
On the 7th, the MBN entertainment program 'Sokpuri Show Dongchimi' aired, showcasing Ham So-won's life as she maintains a strange cohabitation relationship with Jin-hwa, despite being legally separated. That day, Ham So-won opened up about the situation when Jin-hwa left for Bangkok alone after their divorce.
Ham So-won said, "I was startled to see Jin-hwa posting pictures of himself drinking every day on social media," and explained, "When I went to see him, his face was severely injured." Despite her mother's strong opposition, she confessed that she couldn't turn her back on her deteriorating ex-husband and had to bring him back to Korea.
The background of this decision was rooted in Ham So-won's childhood wounds. She revealed, "I have an obsession that my child's father must not go wrong," mentioning her father who lived a powerless life due to past business failures and alcoholism. The memories of her childhood, where she was always anxious that her father might make an extreme choice, were projected onto Jin-hwa.
Above all, it was her daughter Hye-jung who held Ham So-won back. She said, "The sadness of growing up seeing my father live like a backroom old man was too great," and added, "I can't bear to think of the wounds my daughter would suffer if Jin-hwa goes wrong," eventually tearing up. Her desperate maternal love, which aimed not to pass on her own wounds, was the decisive reason that kept her by Jin-hwa's side even after the divorce.
Ham So-won's heartfelt confession, which goes beyond a simple issue of reconciliation and struggles to protect the family as a boundary, is causing a great response right after the broadcast.
