Oshin Episode 68

Womanhood and Motherhood

There were some difficult conversations in both episode 67 and 68, and they made me think a lot about my mom. Her life has not been easy.

Like Oshin, she worked hard to support her family at a young age, not as young as Oshin though. She was also badly treated and used by her eldest brother and just cut off with him recently after. I’m so relieved now that I don’t have to meet that uncle and his children anymore at all. I never liked them in the first place and it was so frustrating to watch my mom get involved with them when they were just taking advantage of her all the time.

I had some difficult conversations with my mom, asking her to leave my father several times. And she also said some similar words as Oshin’s mother, as she was worried she would become an issue if I loved someone and she would be a burden, an embarrassment to my marriage. How silly.

Also, the way Oshin’s mom said she didn’t need anything other than her daughter’s happiness reminds me a lot of When Life Gives You Tangerines. I think this is another drama with strong messages about life, womanhood and motherhood. But I feel that this one is much heavier. Obviously, it’s an old drama released in the 80s.

My mother also said she sacrificed her happiness for my own good.

Anyway, both Oshin and her mother are strong women. Actually, I think a lot of female characters in this drama are strong women. So far I love most of them, but I haven’t liked any male characters yet.

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