250423 입트영 My Daughter's Growth

My daughter's growth

 

I have a daughter who is now in the fifth grade.

She used to stick to me like glue★, but I think she's starting to slowly drift away.

cf) She used to stick to me like glue.

  = She used to be attached at the hip with her mom.

  = She used to be my little shadow.

These days, she often brings her friends home after school.

One day, she even asked me what time I would be coming home.

It turned out she felt more comfortable playing with her friends when I wasn't around.

cf) My dad wasn't around that much when I was young because he was so busy.

On weekends, she seems to prefer meeting her friends rather than going out with her parents.

cf) Do you want to go out with me?(나랑 사귈래?)

She acts indifferent(시큰둥하다) when we suggest going somewhere, but the moment a friend calls, she is dressed and out the door in ten minutes.

Seeing my daughter grow up so quickly makes me feel proud of her but also a little wistful(섭섭하다, 아쉽다).

 

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1. Why do parents often feel sad or lonely when their children grow up?

When their children grow up, they want to play with their friends rather than their parents, and they even move out to live independently. Parents take care of their children for almost 20 years, after that, their children move out, and they feel so lonely. 

✅ Revised:
When their children grow up, they prefer to spend time with their friends rather than their parents, and eventually move out to live independently.
Parents take care of their children for almost 20 years, and after that, when the children leave, they feel very lonely.

✅ 해석:
아이들이 자라면 부모님보다 친구들과 시간을 보내고 싶어 하고, 결국 독립해서 나가 살게 돼.
부모님은 거의 20년 동안 아이들을 돌보는데, 그 후에 아이들이 떠나면 매우 외로움을 느끼게 돼.

2. How does having children change a person's relationship with their own parents?

If I have my children, I need to focus on them, and I couldn't take care of my parents. However, parents have already gotten through that, so they can help me, and we can have a good relationship again.

✅ Revised:
If I have children, I will need to focus on them and might not be able to take care of my parents as much.
However, my parents have already gone through that experience, so they can understand me and help me.
Through that, we can maintain a good relationship.

✅ 해석:
내가 아이를 가지게 된다면, 그들에게 집중해야 해서 부모님을 많이 돌볼 수 없을 거야.
하지만 부모님도 이미 그런 경험을 했기 때문에 나를 이해하고 도와주실 수 있어.
그 과정을 통해 좋은 관계를 유지할 수 있을 거야.

3. Share some tips for maintaining a healthy parent-child relationship.

I think I have to spend time with them often, and we need to talk a lot. It's not easy to spend time these days due to my work, but I try to have dinner and take a walk with them after work.

✅ Revised:
I think it’s important to spend time with them often and to have a lot of conversations.
These days, it’s not easy because of my work, but I try to have dinner with them and take walks together after work.

✅ 해석:
나는 부모님과 자주 시간을 보내고 대화를 많이 나누는 것이 중요하다고 생각해.
요즘은 일 때문에 쉽지 않지만, 퇴근 후에 함께 저녁을 먹고 산책을 하려고 노력하고 있어.