Potatoes that appear
You are the best potato
My brother is having a hard time
Secret Potato Sprouts
Grandma Choggul's Glass Beads
beaded potatoes
Rejection is so hard
The missing soccer ball
If you don't like it, just say no
Let me try first
true friend
Wise Refusal
Letter from Grandma Chogeul

Did the good potato sprout?

Premium potatoes are rumored to be 'good' potatoes.
At home, my eldest child is a good listener.
My dad was strict and always told me that I had to be polite to my superior potatoes.
Thanks to that, the superior potato grew up to be a good and polite potato.
Mom decides everything that the boy must eat, study, and do.
“It’s all for you.” The family as a universal key was a burden to Woo-deung Potato, but Woo-deung Potato did his best not to disappoint his parents.


At school, he is a model student who studies well.
And a superior potato is a potato that considers and thinks of others before itself.
Among my friends, I am a potato who grants all their requests.
At the request of my friends, I did their homework for them and helped them clean.
Potato the Prince likes to sit quietly and read a book or do puzzles, but he played soccer with his friends Piggy Potato and Flat Potato who love soccer.


Oh my goodness, could there really be another potato this good? And now, a sprout has sprouted from that excellent potato.
They say that sprouts only grow on bad potatoes... What on earth did the premium potatoes do wrong?

Which side is your 'goodness'?

I felt happy and loved because I thought that my parents' requests and care were for me.
I felt proud because I thought that doing other people's favors was helping other potatoes.
But at some point, it became difficult for me to say “I don’t like it” or “I can’t do it” to things I didn’t want to do.
I was afraid that the other potatoes would be disappointed.
I felt better about pleasing other potatoes, even if it meant taking a loss.
But I felt uncomfortable when the other potatoes took it for granted that the top potato was helping.
If I showed any sign of displeasure, I would hear, “Why are you acting so uncharacteristic of yourself?”
It was from then on.
A small sprout started to grow on the side.

They say there are two types of 'goodness'.
One is feeling happy when you do good deeds, and the other is feeling uncomfortable when you try to please others.
At first, the superior potato felt proud like an electron.
But as time went on, I found myself unable to be honest about what I wanted.
As time went on, I tried to hide my negative emotions, obey others, and become a good potato.
Among the types of kindness, the superior potato suddenly felt uncomfortable, and even felt ashamed of himself for not being able to say what he wanted.
And so the sprout grew luxuriantly.

If your child is obedient, look into their true feelings first.

Adults often say that children who act like superior potatoes are good.
And when children express their emotions strongly when they really don't like something or are in a bad situation, adults often scold them.
If a child is scolded for expressing negative emotions, he or she may think that he or she did something wrong and close his or her heart.
Furthermore, if you reveal your honest feelings, you become obsessed with the idea that others will dislike you, disapprove of you, or disapprove of you.
They try to suppress or hide their true feelings in order to appear as good or nice children.
That's why we become afraid to say no or express ourselves honestly.
The problem is not what is visible on the outside, but the wounds that are festering inside the mind.

So what's the real work for children? We should embrace them when they're young, but as they grow older, we should respect them as individuals.
When your child expresses his or her feelings, acknowledge his or her feelings and ask why he or she feels that way.
Children also learn to look back on their own minds and see things objectively.
Your child will grow up to be a self-sufficient child with high self-esteem.
Having an honest conversation about how you feel can naturally lead to emotional connection with your parents.

For some people, the hardest thing in the world is rejection!

There is a large, round, bead-shaped rock on the mountain behind the village.
They say if you pray to that rock, your wish will come true.
But, because it is guarded by the Potato Rock Grandmother who has lived for a thousand years, not just anyone can go there.
It is said that the Potato Rock Grandma can smell even the sprouts of bad potatoes like a ghost.
The legend of capturing sprouted potatoes and turning them into potato chips is truly terrifying.


“Hey, can you give me a ride?” an old woman shouted from behind.
The potato was startled and then its legs started shaking.
Did Granny Potato Rock know that the sprout had sprouted and come to catch him? She suddenly asked him to ride on the back of her bike, hopping on and grabbing his waist with her arm, right where the sprout had appeared? The potato was too scared to refuse because she was asking him to ride her bike, so he pedaled on.
But the small, shrunken old woman was so heavy.
Grandma Choggul's unreasonable requests continued, and the potato, unable to bear it any longer, exploded.
“No!” The words that had been stuck in my throat and wouldn’t come out finally came out.
The superior potato was embarrassed that it could say such things on its own, but it felt refreshing, as if its heart had been opened.


It takes courage to say no to things you don't like.

After having the experience of being honest with his grandmother, Woodeung Potato decided to practice saying no.
Even rejection takes courage.
When the superior potato mustered up the courage to refuse, the friends around him responded with, “Why are you doing this so uncharacteristically?”
My parents also started looking at me with worried eyes.
The potato considered going back to the old days, but decided to take courage once again.
What we should fear in this world is not disappointing others or disappointing them.
Because it is I who treats myself so carelessly.

In this way, I gradually learned how to express my feelings honestly and communicate healthily.
Not everything happens at once.
If I do something I don't normally do or my attitude changes, people around me may think it's strange or misunderstand me.
I think that is also a process of speaking my mind honestly.
It may not be easy at first, but try practicing one step at a time.
A single word of rejection will create a boundary between you and others and empower you to protect yourself.
Only when I can honestly express my thoughts will I truly enjoy saying "yes."