UGHHH

it's clear those who read this as a standalone dgaf & don't WANT to have to gaf, so they let this off v easily, but like... even then, you can still acknowledge the way this was dealt with so half-assedly? maybe i'm j sensitive cuz i love hyesung sm & i find this so unnecessary to be included in the beginning if they wanted this story to be a standalone so bad, but it was included, & i feel like it should've been ventilated properly at least. ughhh

I agree, I think that's the author's intention, not to hate Dojin. However, Byul has the right to make mistakes; he's a child who's curious about a part of his life that has been hidden from him, and that for a long time he kept secret that he knew he had not been loved or "abandoned" even so, he loved his mother, and it truly tormented him that he had hurt him with his words.

not anywhere did i say he couldn't make that mistake. not j byul - everyone has the right to make mistakes, esp. children, but when you make a mistake, you should be scolded/set right. j because he felt remorseful, it doesn't negate what he said was wrong & imo, it seems like he doesn't even fully grasp why it was wrong if he still wants hyesung to see the grandmother, esp. because dojin has been silently validating him & communicating w/ the grandmother as well

also, imo, byul wasn't curious about it. byul said it in the heat of the moment as a retaliation. it's similar to how even adults do it. you bring shit up in a fight j to say shit that hurts or j to point the finger back so that you'd be off the hook cuz "i'm not the only jerk here", not because you meant it, but what's different here is that j as you said - byul is a child, he can make mistakes BUT children should be set right by their parents & explained to, moreso if they don't really know what's going on

if you need even more clarity, while my post is frustration towards byul's actions because he is the mc & this story is told from his perspective, what i'm really upset with is the half-assed approach to this by fargo, dojin & the consistent pattern in many works where the mc gets let off too lightly for mistakes that should be ventilated more

Omg I hadn't realized that Byul was a criminal offender, of course he should be punished. Are u for real? If I were his mother, it would hurt me when he hid it from me, but I would understand his need to know. Besides, I would be grateful that my son loved me despite what I kept from him my intention to abandon him. Furthermore, as his mother would understand, he thinks my relationship with his grandmother still has a chance, since ours did work out. What Byul needs is not punishment, but a long talk about how I feel, how hurt I am, and why it's impossible for me to think about reconciliation.

are you j purposely being obtuse because that's exactly what i said - that byul needs a long talking to, that i'm upset it was j handled TOO EASILY, not that he has to be criminally punished for it. if you want to be gung-ho & want to direct your exaggerated anger, do it to someone else who's actually disproportionately upset with byul instead of being delusional about my post

Mmm? my comment was ironic, I was never angry or anything, and to make it clearer regardless of whether you are angry about the situation solving quickly or about Byul. I made a comment about the part of your comment that talked about scolding Byul, because you think he was so "wrong", that there has to be a disciplinary measure, but Personally, the worst thing he did was keep a secret and that's something we all have. And well, he also yelled at his mom, for which he apologized. which reminds me that many children, now adults, have trouble resolving these types of situations because they don't know how to communicate without losing their temper because they probably learned from other adults to solve things without talking and with authoritarianism. And I agree with you that it was resolved a little fast . I feel the author could have elaborated a bit more so it wouldn't feel so superficial. But please talk to the children, Don't make them feel like a mistake is something horrible unless it truly is.