Day 70: Our Son Stopped Saying Hello

Dialogue

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   A 여보, 민재가 오늘 학교 갔다 와서 인사조차 안 하고 방에 들어갔어.

   Yeobo, Minjaega oneul hakgyo gatda waseo insajocha an hago bange deureogasseo.

   Honey, Minjae came home from school today and went straight to his room without even saying hello.

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   B 또? 이번 주만 벌써 세 번째네.

   Tto? Ibeon juman beolsseo se beonjjaene.

   Again? That's already the third time this week.

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   A 밥 먹을 때도 휴대폰만 보고, 뭘 물어봐도 제대로 대꾸를 안 해. '몰라'가 끝이야.

   Bap meogeul ttaedo hyudaeponman bogo, mwol mureobwado jedaero daekkureul an hae. 'Molla'ga kkeuchiya.

   He's on his phone even at dinner, and whatever I ask, he barely answers. All I get is 'Dunno.'

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   B 나 요즘 청소년 심리에 관한 책을 읽고 있는데, 사춘기 때는 뇌가 공사 중이래. 감정 쪽이 먼저 자라고, 조절하는 부분은 스물다섯은 돼야 완성된대.

   Na yojeum cheongsonyeon simnie gwanhan chaegeul ilgo inneunde, sachungi ttaeneun noega gongsa jungirae. Gamjeong jjogi meonjeo jarago, jojeolhaneun bubuneun seumuldaseoseun dwaeya wanseongdoendae.

   I've been reading a book on teenage psychology, and apparently during puberty the brain is under construction. The emotional part grows first, and the part that keeps it in check isn't finished until about twenty-five.

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   A 뇌가 공사 중이라니! 그럼 우리는 공사 끝날 때까지 기다리기만 해야 돼?

   Noega gongsa jungirani! Geureom urineun gongsa kkeunnal ttaekkaji gidarigiman haeya dwae?

   His brain is under construction? So we just have to wait until the work's done?

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   B 그런 뜻은 아니고. 짜증을 내도 우리가 싫어서 그러는 건 아니래. 그 나이엔 예민한 게 정상이래.

   Geureon tteuseun anigo. Jjajeungeul naedo uriga sireoseo geureoneun geon anirae. Geu naien yeminhan ge jeongsangirae.

   That's not what I mean. Even when he's grumpy, it doesn't mean he hates us. Being touchy is normal at that age.

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   A 근데 난 뭔가 학교에서 일이 있었던 것 같아. 지난주부터 갑자기 학원도 가기 싫다고 하고.

   Geunde nan mwonga hakgyoeseo iri isseotdeon geot gata. Jinanjubuteo gapjagi hagwondo gagi siltago hago.

   But I think something happened at school. Since last week he's suddenly been saying he doesn't want to go to his cram school either.

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   B 친구 문제일까? 그 나이 땐 또래가 전부잖아.

   Chingu munjeilkka? Geu nai ttaen ttoraega jeonbujana.

   Could it be trouble with friends? At that age, your friends are everything.

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   A 혹시 따돌림이라도 당하는 건 아닐까? 담임 선생님께 조심스럽게 여쭤볼까 했는데, 민재가 알면 더 입을 닫을까 봐.

   Hoksi ttadollimirado danghaneun geon anilkka? Damim seonsaengnimkke josimseureopge yeojjwobolkka haenneunde, Minjaega almyeon deo ibeul dadeulkka bwa.

   What if he's being bullied? I thought about carefully asking his homeroom teacher, but I'm afraid he'll clam up even more if he finds out.

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    B 그렇지. 우리가 먼저 캐묻기 시작하면 잔소리로만 들을 거야.

    Geureochi. Uriga meonjeo kaemutgi sijakamyeon jansoriroman deureul geoya.

    True. If we start grilling him, he'll just hear it as nagging.

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    A 그럼 어떻게 해? 가만히 있다가 큰일 나면?

    Geureom eotteoke hae? Gamanhi itdaga keunil namyeon?

    Then what do we do? What if we sit back and it turns into something serious?

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    B 책에서는 부모가 대화를 억지로 하려고 하면 애들이 스트레스만 받는대. 소통은 옆에 있어 주는 시간을 늘리는 데서 시작한대.

    Chaegeseoneun bumoga daehwareul eokjiro haryeogo hamyeon aedeuri seuteureseuman banneundae. Sotongeun yeope isseo juneun siganeul neullineun deseo sijakandae.

    The book says that when parents try to force a conversation, kids just get stressed. Real communication starts with spending more time simply being around them.

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    A 하긴, 얼굴 마주 보고 앉혀 놓으면 나라도 말하기 싫겠다.

    Hagin, eolgul maju bogo anchyeo noeumyeon narado malhagi silketda.

    I suppose if someone sat me down face to face, I wouldn't want to talk either.

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    B 이번 주말에 둘이 낚시 가자고 해 볼까? 민재 어릴 때 좋아했잖아. 차 타고 가다 보면 말이 좀 나오겠지.

    Ibeon jumare duri naksi gajago hae bolkka? Minjae eoril ttae joahaetjana. Cha tago gada bomyeon mari jom naogetji.

    Shall I ask him to go fishing, just the two of us, this weekend? He loved it when he was little. Maybe he'll open up a bit on the drive.

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    A 좋아. 대신 가서 공부 얘기는 꺼내지도 마. 혼내는 말은 더더욱 안 되고.

    Joa. Daesin gaseo gongbu yaegineun kkeonaejido ma. Honnaeneun mareun deodeouk an doego.

    Good idea. But don't even bring up studying. And definitely no telling him off.

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    B 알았어. 사실 나도 그 나이 땐 아버지랑 말조차 안 했어. 무뚝뚝한 아들이었지.

    Arasseo. Sasil nado geu nai ttaen abeojirang maljocha an haesseo. Muttukttukan adeurieotji.

    Okay. Honestly, at his age I didn't even talk to my father. I was a real sullen kid.

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    A 자기도 그랬어? 지금은 이렇게 말이 많으면서?

    Jagido geuraesseo? Jigeumeun ireoke mari maneumyeonseo?

    You too? When you talk this much now?

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    B 그러니까 너무 걱정하지 마. 반항도 다 한때야. 그래도 민재한테 힘든 일이 있으면 그때는 꼭 같이 풀어 보자.

    Geureonikka neomu geokjeonghaji ma. Banhangdo da hanttaeya. Geuraedo Minjaehante himdeun iri isseumyeon geuttaeneun kkok gachi pureo boja.

    So don't worry too much. The rebellious phase passes. But if Minjae is going through something hard, let's make sure we work it out together.

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    A 그래. 오늘 저녁엔 일단 민재 좋아하는 떡볶이나 만들어야겠다.

    Geurae. Oneul jeonyeogen ildan Minjae joahaneun tteokbokkina mandeureoyagetda.

    All right. For tonight, I'll just make the tteokbokki he likes.

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