Day 22: She Swore Never to Call First

Dialogue

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   A 할머니, 저 왔어요. 이번 주 반찬 가져왔어요. 멸치볶음이랑 시금치나물, 그리고 할머니 좋아하시는 장조림이요.

   Halmeoni, jeo wasseoyo. Ibeon ju banchan gajyeowasseoyo. Myeolchibokkeumirang sigeumchinamul, geurigo halmeoni joahasineun jangjorimiyo.

   Hello, it's me. I've brought this week's side dishes. Stir-fried anchovies, seasoned spinach, and the soy-braised beef you like.

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   B 아이고, 태민 학생 왔어요? 그 무거운 걸 들고 계단을 올라오느라 힘들었겠네요. 거기 아무 데나 놔요.

   Aigo, Taemin haksaeng wasseoyo? Geu mugeoun geol deulgo gyedaneul ollaoneura himdeureotgenneyo. Geogi amu dena nwayo.

   Oh, Taemin, it's you? Carrying all that up those stairs must have been hard. Just put it down anywhere.

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   A 할머니, 무슨 일 있으셨어요? 얼굴이 많이 안 좋아 보이세요. 눈도 좀 부으신 것 같고요.

   Halmeoni, museun il isseusyeosseoyo? Eolguri mani an joa boiseyo. Nundo jom bueusin geot gatgoyo.

   Has something happened? You don't look well. Your eyes look a bit puffy too.

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   B 별일 아니에요. 아까 아들이랑 전화로 한바탕했어요. 나보고 요양원에 들어가래요. 섭섭하기 짝이 없어서, 원.

   Byeoril anieyo. Akka adeurirang jeonhwaro hanbatanghaesseoyo. Nabogo yoyangwone deureogaraeyo. Seopseopagi jjagi eopseoseo, won.

   It's nothing. I had a row with my son on the phone earlier. He wants me to go into a care home. I'm so hurt, I tell you.

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   A 요양원이요? 아드님이 갑자기 그런 말씀을 하셨어요?

   Yoyangwoniyo? Adeunimi gapjagi geureon malsseumeul hasyeosseoyo?

   A care home? Did your son bring that up out of the blue?

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   B 지난달에 내가 이 계단에서 한 번 넘어졌거든요. 그 뒤로 계속 그 얘기예요. 늙은 에미를 짐짝처럼 치우려는 거지요.

   Jinandare naega i gyedaneseo han beon neomeojyeotgeodeunyo. Geu dwiro gyesok geu yaegiyeyo. Neulgeun emireul jimjjakcheoreom chiuryeoneun geojiyo.

   I fell on these stairs once last month. Ever since, it's all he talks about. He wants to get his old mother out of the way like a piece of luggage.

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   A 많이 다치셨어요? 저는 전혀 몰랐어요.

   Mani dachisyeosseoyo? Jeoneun jeonhyeo mollasseoyo.

   Were you badly hurt? I had no idea.

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   B 무릎 좀 까진 거예요. 그걸 가지고 무슨 큰일이나 난 것처럼 난리예요. 그래서 전화 끊으면서 속으로 다짐했어요. '내 다시는 먼저 전화하지 않으리라.'

   Mureup jom kkajin geoyeyo. Geugeol gajigo museun keunirina nan geotcheoreom nalliyeyo. Geuraeseo jeonhwa kkeuneumyeonseo sogeuro dajimhaesseoyo. 'Nae dasineun meonjeo jeonhwahaji aneurira.'

   Just a scraped knee. And he's carrying on as if it were some disaster. So when I hung up, I swore to myself: "Never again shall I be the one to call."

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   A 할머니, 꼭 옛날 시 같아요. 그런데 정말 안 하실 거예요? 아드님이 먼저 하실 때까지요?

   Halmeoni, kkok yennal si gatayo. Geureonde jeongmal an hasil geoyeyo? Adeunimi meonjeo hasil ttaekkajiyo?

   That sounds just like an old poem. But are you really not going to call? Not until he calls first?

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    B 안 해요. 이번엔 걔가 잘못했으니까요. '차라리 굶으면 굶었지 먼저 전화하지 않으리라', 두고 봐요.

    An haeyo. Ibeonen gyaega jalmotaesseunikkayo. 'Charari gulmeumyeon gulmeotji meonjeo jeonhwahaji aneurira', dugo bwayo.

    I won't. This time it's his fault. "I'd sooner starve than be the first to call" - you just watch.

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    A 할머니 마음은 알 것 같아요. 저도 엄마가 뭘 하라고 하면 괜히 더 하기 싫거든요.

    Halmeoni maeumeun al geot gatayo. Jeodo eommaga mwol harago hamyeon gwaenhi deo hagi silkeodeunyo.

    I think I know how you feel. When my mom tells me to do something, it makes me not want to do it even more.

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    B 그렇지요? 학생은 말이 통하네요. 이런 하소연을 누구한테 하겠어요. 다 키워 놨더니 이제 와서 나를 가라 마라 해요.

    Geureochiyo? Haksaengeun mari tonghaneyo. Ireon hasoyeoneul nuguhante hagesseoyo. Da kiwo nwatdeoni ije waseo nareul gara mara haeyo.

    Isn't it so? You understand. Who else could I pour my heart out to? I raised him, and now he's telling me where I should go.

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    A 그런데 할머니, 역지사지로 생각해 보면요, 아드님은 왜 하필 요양원 얘기를 하셨을까요? 할머니를 귀찮아해서라기보다는 걱정돼서 그러신 거 아닐까요?

    Geureonde halmeoni, yeokjisajiro saenggakae bomyeonyo, adeunimeun wae hapil yoyangwon yaegireul hasyeosseulkkayo? Halmeonireul gwichanahaeseoragibodaneun geokjeongdwaeseo geureosin geo anilkkayo?

    But if you put yourself in his shoes, why do you think he brought up a care home of all things? Maybe it's not that you're a burden - maybe he's just worried?

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    B 걱정되면 자기가 자주 와 보면 되지요. 부산 산다고 일 년에 두 번 오는 사람이 무슨 걱정이에요.

    Geokjeongdoemyeon jagiga jaju wa bomyeon doejiyo. Busan sandago il nyeone du beon oneun sarami museun geokjeongieyo.

    If he's worried, he can come and see me more often. He lives in Busan and comes twice a year. Some worry that is.

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    A 부산이면 멀긴 하네요. 자주 못 오시니까 더 불안하신 걸 수도 있겠어요. 그렇다고 할머니 마음을 안 물어보신 건 서운하실 만하고요.

    Busanimyeon meolgin haneyo. Jaju mot osinikka deo buranhasin geol sudo itgesseoyo. Geureotago halmeoni maeumeul an mureobosin geon seounhasil manhagoyo.

    Busan is far. Maybe he's all the more anxious because he can't come often. Still, it's understandable you're hurt that he didn't ask how you feel.

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    B 바로 그거예요. 나한테는 한마디도 안 물어보고 벌써 요양원을 몇 군데나 알아봤대요. 괘씸하기 짝이 없어요.

    Baro geugeoyeyo. Nahanteneun hanmadido an mureobogo beolsseo yoyangwoneul myeot gundena arabwatdaeyo. Gwaessimhagi jjagi eopseoyo.

    That's exactly it. Without asking me a single thing, he's already looked into several care homes. The nerve of him.

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    A 그럼 할머니가 원하시는 건 뭐예요? 그걸 아드님께 먼저 말씀해 보시면 어떨까요?

    Geureom halmeoniga wonhasineun geon mwoyeyo? Geugeol adeunimkke meonjeo malsseumhae bosimyeon eotteolkkayo?

    Then what is it you want? What if you told your son that first?

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    B 나는 그냥 여기서 살고 싶어요. 옥상에 고추랑 상추도 심어 놨고, 동네 사람들도 다 알고요. 이 계단만 좀 어떻게 되면 좋겠는데요.

    Naneun geunyang yeogiseo salgo sipeoyo. Oksange gochurang sangchudo simeo nwatgo, dongne saramdeuldo da algoyo. I gyedanman jom eotteoke doemyeon jokenneundeyo.

    I just want to live here. I've got peppers and lettuce planted on the roof, and I know everyone in the neighbourhood. If only something could be done about these stairs.

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    A 계단에 안전 손잡이를 다는 건 구청에 지원을 신청할 수 있어요. 서류 준비하는 건 저희 봉사단에서 도와드릴게요. 그 얘기를 아드님께 하시면 되겠네요.

    Gyedane anjeon sonjabireul daneun geon gucheonge jiwoneul sincheonghal su isseoyo. Seoryu junbihaneun geon jeohui bongsadaneseo dowadeurilgeyo. Geu yaegireul adeunimkke hasimyeon doegenneyo.

    For safety handrails on the stairs, you can apply to the district office for support. Our volunteer group can help you with the paperwork. You could tell your son about that.

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    B 그럼 내가 먼저 전화해야 되잖아요. 아까 다시는 안 하리라 맹세했는데요.

    Geureom naega meonjeo jeonhwahaeya doejanayo. Akka dasineun an harira maengsehaenneundeyo.

    But then I'd have to call first. I swore just now that I never would.

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    A 그럼 전화 말고 문자로 하세요. 문자는 전화가 아니잖아요. 맹세는 지키시면서 하실 말씀은 하실 수 있죠.

    Geureom jeonhwa malgo munjaro haseyo. Munjaneun jeonhwaga anijanayo. Maengseneun jikisimyeonseo hasil malsseumeun hasil su itjyo.

    Then send a text instead of calling. A text isn't a call, is it? That way you keep your vow and still say what you need to say.

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