What It’s Like Raising Two Kids in Korea on One Income

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 I don’t send my kids to after-school programs

(they’re called hagwons here in Korea 🎓).

Instead, I teach them at home — just 1 to 2 hours a day.

And weekends? We just chill. No worksheets. No pressure 🛋️📱.



Honestly, I’m not big on academic pressure.

What I do care about is raising kind, respectful kids 🧠❤️

So that’s where I put my energy —

teaching manners, empathy, and how to be decent little humans.



This is my younger son — always full of ideas and energy


In Korea, most kids start daycare around their first birthday 🎂

But with my second son, I kept him home with me until he was five.

He only went to daycare for one year before jumping into elementary school 🎒.


Sure, he didn’t have as much social time m


I’ve been a stay-at-home mom for 17 years.

Raising two kids on one income in an expensive country like Korea?

It’s no joke 💸 But even with all the hard days, I wouldn’t trade it.



There’s something grounding about raising your kids slowly —

not rushing them through childhood, but walking beside them, gently 👣



If you’re a parent doing things a little differently,

just know — you’re not alone.

You’re doing amazing. 💛


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