1.
The important thing is to show who is strong!_Geonwoo
2.
My son won't even listen to me!_Gunwoo's mom
3.
When later?_Phenomenon
4.
You can worry about that later, right? _Hyun Sang's mom
5.
What do you want me to do when you didn't even teach me?_Taeyang
6.
My child isn't that kind of person!_Taeyang's mom
7.
Why are mothers like this?_Phenomenon

Epilogue_Three Magic Words
Author's Note

A mother and her teenage son at war in silence.

Author Lee Myeong-rang, who has been beloved by readers for "Is That Because I'm a Teenager?", returns with "It's Not Because I'm a Teenager!", a story about a teenage son and his mother! While a teenage daughter and her mother are busy arguing every day, a teenage son and his mother wage a silent war.
Adolescent boys who think their mothers don't know their world end up keeping their mouths shut at some point.
Even if I open my mouth with difficulty, all I get in return is my mother's nagging.
The most frustrating person who cannot understand such a son is the mother.
“I gave birth to him, but I really don’t know what’s on my son’s mind.” This is something mothers with teenage sons often say.
Even though they miraculously exchange a few words while gritting their teeth, their conversation often ends up floating in thin air.
How on earth can a mother and her teenage son approach each other?

It's not because I'm in puberty!

Gunwoo, who grew up like an emperor under his grandparents instead of his working mother, Hyeonsang, who is good at imagining things but cannot express his feelings, and Taeyang, who overcomes his loneliness with games, are all in the first year of middle school.
What unites these three children, who seem to have nothing in common, is a game.
It's difficult for mothers to understand their children who are addicted to games.
On the day of the middle school entrance ceremony, Gunwoo and Hyunsang give Taeyang money and ask him to strengthen his game weapons, which causes conflict with their mothers to explode.
“Just because of this damn game! Is it because I’m going through puberty?” “It’s not because I’m going through puberty!” As the three main characters take turns telling their stories and honestly pouring out their hearts, the stories of the three mothers unfold in the form of phone calls, creating a sense of empathy among mothers raising adolescent sons.


The 'Magic Three Words' That Open Someone's Heart

Author Lee Myeong-rang, who has published numerous young adult novels, including “Is It Because I’m a Teenager?”, has met countless young people in person at schools and libraries.
The youth we encounter in the field are beings who want to be recognized and loved through ‘conversation’ with their parents.
Especially for adolescent boys who seem to have forgotten how to speak, he emphasizes that there are three magic words that will open their hearts first.
These 'three magic words' are fully incorporated into this work.


First of all, you need to say something affirming to your teenage son who miraculously opened his mouth.
The first of the three magic words is none other than 'Okay!'
A positive sign, "Okay!" opens your son's heart and allows the conversation to continue.
Even though the child is half-believing and half-doubting his mother's reaction, he is bound to reveal his true feelings and worries.
Then, I reassure my son with the second word, 'No problem!'
If your son still can't shake off his negative thoughts about himself, then clap your right hands together and shout the third word, "Fighting!"
If you're curious to see what magic these three words can unleash between a teenage son and his mother, turn the pages right now.