I'm breaking up with my mom
 |
Description
Book Introduction
“After my mother passed away
I feel like I'm going to lose my home and my spiritual home.
I'm glad it's not too late.
“I can still tell my mom that I’m sorry.”
Just saying the name 'mother' makes me sad, and just thinking about it makes me cry.
The author writes down the life of a mother who lost her husband, son, and daughter, and captures her memories in words so that not a single moment escapes her.
Just as the author's mother is present in every moment, the author also expresses her heart to her eldest daughter, who helped her understand what her true desires in life are, and her younger daughter, who adds depth to the book with her own drawings.
I hope that by reading "Separating from Mom," everyone will be able to shake off their anxiety and find comfort, even if only for a moment, in the face of the challenges of aging and death, and thus, the endlessly heavy sadness will be lightened just a little.
This book is dedicated to those who have separated from their mothers, are currently separating from them, or will be separating from them in the future.
* This book was selected for the '2024 NEW BOOK Project - The Hyupsung Cultural Foundation Creates Your Book.'
I feel like I'm going to lose my home and my spiritual home.
I'm glad it's not too late.
“I can still tell my mom that I’m sorry.”
Just saying the name 'mother' makes me sad, and just thinking about it makes me cry.
The author writes down the life of a mother who lost her husband, son, and daughter, and captures her memories in words so that not a single moment escapes her.
Just as the author's mother is present in every moment, the author also expresses her heart to her eldest daughter, who helped her understand what her true desires in life are, and her younger daughter, who adds depth to the book with her own drawings.
I hope that by reading "Separating from Mom," everyone will be able to shake off their anxiety and find comfort, even if only for a moment, in the face of the challenges of aging and death, and thus, the endlessly heavy sadness will be lightened just a little.
This book is dedicated to those who have separated from their mothers, are currently separating from them, or will be separating from them in the future.
* This book was selected for the '2024 NEW BOOK Project - The Hyupsung Cultural Foundation Creates Your Book.'
- You can preview some of the book's contents.
Preview
index
1.
The sadness that sparkles every day
Continuing with Mom's Ending Note 012
Separation Anxiety in Adults and Children 018
Red Ginseng and Canned Beer 022
Cherry Blossoms and the Critical Point 027
Swivel Chair with Wheels 033
Standing behind mom 038
Flower and Mom Time 043
When Mom Respectfully Folds Her Hands 047
2.
Memories that became stepping stones in life
Baek Kimchi, a Sign of Remembrance 054
When you're sad, eat mackerel 059
Mom's Soft-Boiled Egg 064
Loose Bibimbap and Chewy Bibimbap 069
Pumpkin Seed Soup to Warm Your Cold Heart 075
Memories in a Handful of Rice 081
A time when chewing a piece of gum was a dream 086
Cabbage stew that tastes good when it's rotten inside 091
3.
The gatekeeper who sees off the farewell
Mom's Sewing and Holes 098
The beautiful times remain there 102
I said it was time to stop now 107
The World Beyond the Vanishing Point 112
The Doctor's Words and Reconciliation, Not Forgiveness 116
Reservation Box and Glass Box 121
Father's Mahjong Sound 127
Farewell to the Benjamin Tree 131
4.
Mother and daughter, and his daughter
Daughter's Organ Donation Pledge 138
Spider's Journey 142
Memories of Meng 148
If you call me a role model, 152
Mom, that's okay 157
Distance 162, not too far, not too close
The One Who Makes You Wait Endlessly 167
Chair 171, a gift from my daughter
5.
And I'm breaking up with myself
You worked hard to live as a good person 178
Retirement for Independence from Separation 183
In the end, 188 hours of time saved up to throw away
God Tested Me 193
The Cycle of Love and the Number of Degrees 198
Upright Walking: A Report Card at the End of Life 203
Suffering and the Question of Existence 207
Now, let's fly 212
The sadness that sparkles every day
Continuing with Mom's Ending Note 012
Separation Anxiety in Adults and Children 018
Red Ginseng and Canned Beer 022
Cherry Blossoms and the Critical Point 027
Swivel Chair with Wheels 033
Standing behind mom 038
Flower and Mom Time 043
When Mom Respectfully Folds Her Hands 047
2.
Memories that became stepping stones in life
Baek Kimchi, a Sign of Remembrance 054
When you're sad, eat mackerel 059
Mom's Soft-Boiled Egg 064
Loose Bibimbap and Chewy Bibimbap 069
Pumpkin Seed Soup to Warm Your Cold Heart 075
Memories in a Handful of Rice 081
A time when chewing a piece of gum was a dream 086
Cabbage stew that tastes good when it's rotten inside 091
3.
The gatekeeper who sees off the farewell
Mom's Sewing and Holes 098
The beautiful times remain there 102
I said it was time to stop now 107
The World Beyond the Vanishing Point 112
The Doctor's Words and Reconciliation, Not Forgiveness 116
Reservation Box and Glass Box 121
Father's Mahjong Sound 127
Farewell to the Benjamin Tree 131
4.
Mother and daughter, and his daughter
Daughter's Organ Donation Pledge 138
Spider's Journey 142
Memories of Meng 148
If you call me a role model, 152
Mom, that's okay 157
Distance 162, not too far, not too close
The One Who Makes You Wait Endlessly 167
Chair 171, a gift from my daughter
5.
And I'm breaking up with myself
You worked hard to live as a good person 178
Retirement for Independence from Separation 183
In the end, 188 hours of time saved up to throw away
God Tested Me 193
The Cycle of Love and the Number of Degrees 198
Upright Walking: A Report Card at the End of Life 203
Suffering and the Question of Existence 207
Now, let's fly 212
Into the book
Even if my mother's life hasn't been fully written yet, it's already a novel that has gone through several crises and climaxes.
Now I want to write a story about my mother that will continue in that note.
It doesn't matter if it's an ending note, a starting note, or whatever.
--- p.18
Standing behind someone means looking in the same direction.
When I looked at my mother, I only saw her, but when I looked behind her, I also saw the road stretching out in front of her.
--- p.43
My true wish at the time was to travel to Busan, a school trip destination, and this wish has been fulfilled every day for several decades since I started living in Busan.
Like a child on a school trip, I am having fun every day.
--- p.82
As long as my mother, whom I had to take care of, was alive, I was a person who could not be sick.
As someone who was entrusted with my mother's life, I had to take care of my own life first in order to protect her until the end.
--- p.120
Even after leaving my mother, I didn't visit her often, making excuses about being busy.
You made me wait endlessly and left me alone.
Before I became a parent, I never realized how trivial my mother's waiting was, and how much more poignant it was.
Now I want to write a story about my mother that will continue in that note.
It doesn't matter if it's an ending note, a starting note, or whatever.
--- p.18
Standing behind someone means looking in the same direction.
When I looked at my mother, I only saw her, but when I looked behind her, I also saw the road stretching out in front of her.
--- p.43
My true wish at the time was to travel to Busan, a school trip destination, and this wish has been fulfilled every day for several decades since I started living in Busan.
Like a child on a school trip, I am having fun every day.
--- p.82
As long as my mother, whom I had to take care of, was alive, I was a person who could not be sick.
As someone who was entrusted with my mother's life, I had to take care of my own life first in order to protect her until the end.
--- p.120
Even after leaving my mother, I didn't visit her often, making excuses about being busy.
You made me wait endlessly and left me alone.
Before I became a parent, I never realized how trivial my mother's waiting was, and how much more poignant it was.
--- p.170
Publisher's Review
“So that my mom can still feel like she’s my mom
I would gladly become a child.
“It’s even more urgent because I can’t promise next spring.”
At some point, the common phrase “how are you?” became a very special word.
"What if Mom isn't feeling well? What if something happened?" Only after checking on Mom's well-being did I finally feel at ease, but that path was hard to get used to.
The author always looks into his mother's eyes and says hello every time they part ways, thinking that this might be the last time he sees her.
Maybe every moment in a mother's daily life is the last that can never be brought back.
So, I want to repeat this so that my mother, who is drifting away, will not forget and will remember it forever.
Thank you for being my mom.
I will swim hard with the love I received from my mother.
I want to be born as a mother and daughter in my next life and be together for a long time.
I sincerely hope that everyone who reads this book will cherish every moment they spend with their mother.
I would gladly become a child.
“It’s even more urgent because I can’t promise next spring.”
At some point, the common phrase “how are you?” became a very special word.
"What if Mom isn't feeling well? What if something happened?" Only after checking on Mom's well-being did I finally feel at ease, but that path was hard to get used to.
The author always looks into his mother's eyes and says hello every time they part ways, thinking that this might be the last time he sees her.
Maybe every moment in a mother's daily life is the last that can never be brought back.
So, I want to repeat this so that my mother, who is drifting away, will not forget and will remember it forever.
Thank you for being my mom.
I will swim hard with the love I received from my mother.
I want to be born as a mother and daughter in my next life and be together for a long time.
I sincerely hope that everyone who reads this book will cherish every moment they spend with their mother.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: February 1, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 224 pages | 138*210*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791162145234
- ISBN10: 1162145234
You may also like
카테고리
korean
korean
![ELLE 엘르 스페셜 에디션 A형 : 12월 [2025]](http://librairie.coreenne.fr/cdn/shop/files/b8e27a3de6c9538896439686c6b0e8fb.jpg?v=1766436872&width=3840)
