I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 347



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (347)

[People in modern society give up many things for a little luxury. Things like Voluntary Childlessness and Childfree in the United States. For them, family is nothing but an obstacle that prevents their own affluent life, and the harm they inflict on society is indescribable.]

This is America, and a somewhat extreme claim has become a matter of public concern.

The term child-free was already coined in 1907.

The argument that children are a drag on our lives has a longer history than you might think, and began to take shape with the rise of feminism in the 1970s.

“You’re talking nonsense.”

“If you’ve never raised a child, you can’t be called an adult.”

But American society took a firm stance against such claims.

How can those who have never raised or given birth to children dare to call themselves adults? How can they regard children as an obstacle in life? Don’t they know that they themselves grew up thanks to the care and attention of others?

In fact, because of this social perception, the voluntary childlessness population in the United States did not exceed 10% until the 1980s.

But now that is a thing of the past, as the percentage of women of childbearing age who voluntarily declare childlessness has exceeded 15%.

So what did they lose and what did they gain?

If you give up your children and family, there will be a price to pay.

That is a life of luxury.

They say it costs an average of $120,000 to raise a child, so why not save that money for your retirement?

So does that mean everyone should just live without having children?

The funny thing is that even child-free people eventually need help from others as they grow older, and this also ends up being a social cost.

There are already 300 nonprofit organizations serving seniors in Arizona, and some of these services are provided through the donation of talents from retired people.

So the question here is,

Are child-free people eligible for these services?

People who used to ignore their families and children, saying they were a burden in their lives, now receive support from the state and social security systems as they grow older?

A selfish life where you live your life to the end and then die.

Should old people really go to the hospital when they are sick?

A UK study estimates that the excess cost of loneliness to health and long-term care has been around £10,000 per person over the past 15 years.

This is the same in the United States,

Older adults are more likely to visit a doctor for social contact than for treatment, and in fact, $5.7 billion in annual federal spending in the United States goes to addressing “social isolation” among older adults.

When you retire and get older, you don’t have money, is that a problem?

Actually, isn’t the biggest problem social isolation?

When you’re young, you can live an independent life, earning and spending your own money, but will you be able to live that kind of life when you get older?

What right do people who choose to isolate themselves, saying they do not want to take on social responsibility, have to demand treatment and help from society?

Wasn’t it their belief that they would rather buy one more luxury item and wear it than raise a child?

But do you act weak because you’re old and lonely?

It is time to take a hard look at whether they deserve social protection.

“Whether you are capable or not, when you grow old, you need someone’s help. About 90% of the elderly receive help from their family or acquaintances, which proves that the primary responsibility for supporting the elderly lies with the family. The child-free tribes of the United States do not know this. Don’t complain to the country that you are lonely when you grow old. It is all your responsibility.”

This is a bit surprising,

Many people think that America is an individualistic country where children grow up and become independent, and the elderly live alone or end up in nursing homes.

But that’s a misunderstanding,

Ninety percent of older Americans receive some level of help from family and friends, while only about 10 percent receive help from professional caregivers.

This is the reality, so what kind of courage do American child free people have to not have children and start families?

Do you have enough money to hire a professional therapist?

Then, when he gets stuck in the corner called ‘dieing alone’, he will ask for help from society. It’s an obvious development even without looking at it.

The end of child-free children who want to wear one more luxury item while raising their children. Is that the responsibility of the country?

They were criticized for not crying and quietly going down the path they had chosen.

“Why should I pay taxes for old people I’ve never even met?”

“I don’t want to pay taxes on that kind of thing.”

Young people in America are also joining in,

This is the world created by child-free people who only care about themselves and don’t want to take responsibility.

People who brag about the freedom of not having children as if it were something to brag about.

In this way, in the United States, child-free people began to be treated as an extreme expression of ‘selfishness’ rather than a symbol of freedom.

Childlessness is not a thing to be proud of, but a sign of irresponsibility, and with social pressure once again coming into play, the birth rate has remained in the 2 range.

In addition, women’s maternity leave has also been expanded.

We invested social funds to ensure that people who have children can continue working without any problems.

***

“Everyone, the enemy has arrived.”

This is Gyeongseong Children’s Shelter,

I came here with my entourage.

There are about 450 child shelters in mainland Korea, and about 50,000 children live there for various reasons.

Korea once had over 1.2 million babies born each year, but now the birth rate is steadily falling.

This may be because women’s social advancement has increased and the perceptions of members of society have changed.

Can we change that by force? So I changed the policy to the line of raising children well even if they are born.

It’s already been 20 years since we started sponsoring orphans.

I don’t know about anything else, but I have no intention of letting go of this business.

Even if a country is in crisis, if there are citizens with a sense of responsibility, it will not collapse. I repeatedly instilled in my children the belief that even if their parents have abandoned them, the country will not abandon them.

“Are you sad that you don’t have a mom and dad?”

“Yes… why don’t we have a mom and a dad?”

“Hmm~ I don’t know about that either. Your parents probably had their own reasons for being like that. What’s clear is that since you were born in this country, you deserve to be cared for by the country.”

“Why should we be cared for?”

“That’s what it means to be an adult’s sense of responsibility. It’s human nature to pick up a stray puppy and raise it, so why can’t the country raise you? You are not alone. The country will never abandon you.”

This time, I increased the budget for youth protection facilities by 47 billion won.

Even so, only a little over 100 million won is spent on each shelter.

How can a society that can’t even afford that entrust its future to its youth?

Although I don’t have any children, I have given birth to hundreds of thousands of children from my heart, and one of them grew up to become the representative of the Women’s Peace Party.

If you put in this much effort, you won’t end up living alone.

In fact, some people cling to their children because they are afraid of being alone.

Even the most dictatorial person will become lonely when he gets old. So, if you show favor to those around you, won’t there be at least one more person who looks after you?

In the end, this is a business for me,

But if it helps the country, isn’t it better for both of us?

Even during this time, those who were not qualified to be treated as parents were thoroughly kicked out.

“If you haven’t done anything for your children, don’t even think about asking for help.”

Is it right for people who have never contacted their children in their entire lives to suddenly show up and demand support and claim property rights?

The funny thing is that such cases are reported frequently, and wouldn’t it be better to treat them as deaths from loneliness?

Since they abandoned their children for their own convenience, society has no responsibility to support them.

Causality must be clear,

The Ministry of Health and Welfare also obtained a list of parents who abandoned their children and took appropriate action against them.

***

“Sir, I have a call for you.”

“To whom?”

“That’s… the representative’s mother, you say.”

“What…what did you say?”

This is the Women’s Peace Party office,

CEO Lee Yeon-su froze at his secretary’s words.

Living as an orphan for 27 years, I am now a party leader thanks to the support of society and the head of state.

Now I should forget the dark past and look forward to the future, but here a person who holds me back appears.

We haven’t heard from each other for 27 years, so how dare you show up?

Now that his child is successful, he is secretly trying to give me a little bit of a raise. I closed my heart to his shameless attitude.

“Please tell me there’s no such person here.”

“Ah… Okay, I understand.”

There were several more phone calls after that, but CEO Lee Yeon-su did not answer.

There is a limit to shamelessness. How long are you going to ruin other people’s lives? The phone call I received a few days later was even more shocking.

[Are you Lee Yeon-su?]

“Yes, what’s going on?”

[This is the Dongdaemun-gu Police Station. A body that died alone was found, and when I checked the list from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, I found that Lee Yeon-su was listed as the child.]

“… So?”

A blunt voice that came out without me knowing,

The police officer, caught up in a complicated family situation, stuttered.

[No, that’s… In cases like this, when a body is discovered, it’s stipulated by law that we ask the child’s wishes. How should we proceed?]

“Just take care of it. Oh, and I paid for the makeup.”

[All right.]

CEO Lee Yeon-su paid the cremation and body transportation costs.

I grew up receiving help from the government, so why should I have to pay taxes for such trivial matters?

Once the cost was paid, the hospital cremated the body and disposed of the remaining remains in volume-based bags.

The end of those who ignore social responsibility,

Since I was going to live my life alone anyway, shouldn’t I walk my path alone?

As this kind of social atmosphere was created, the number of cases of parents abandoning their children began to decrease.

The perception of single people has also changed to a negative one.

Child free? Is that something to brag about?

Since I have chosen not to have children, I should give up the idea of ​​living off pensions from the young people who will be born in the future.

In fact, Korea is planning to revise the law to not provide welfare services to voluntary childless people.

The pension system has completely blocked the way for young people to become burdened.

The person who is most active in this work is CEO Lee Yeon-su, who grew up as an orphan.

He gave a bloody speech in the National Assembly.

“Only when you fulfill your social responsibilities can you be considered an adult. Do people who only care about their own convenience deserve to enjoy social welfare? Even in the United States, where individualism is firmly established, 90% of the elderly are supported by their children, and it has been determined that the primary responsibility for supporting the elderly lies with the family. Those who spread non-marriage for material values ​​and turn away from social responsibilities are not worthy of welfare.”

This declaration was also supported by adults in their 50s and 60s.

Did our generation support our parents and raise our children because they didn’t know the easy way?

Those who don’t know that are caught up in materialism and talk nonsense about buying one more luxury bag rather than having one more child.

It is obvious in which direction such a society will move.

Individualism – Korean society demands social responsibility ahead of materialism.

In this atmosphere, there weren’t many people who would declare child-free.