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'Expedition birth controversy' Ahn Young-mi, raising children after giving birth in the US?
Recently, on the YouTube channel 'Bongseon Log', a video was uploaded showing comedian Shin Bong-seon gifting a homemade Baenat jeogori to Ahn Young-mi, who is about to give birth. Through this, it was reported that Ahn Young-mi was going to the United States ahead of giving birth in July, and controversy over her giving birth there was raised.
One netizen defended Ahn Young-mi, saying, "My father is in the United States, and I gave birth alone in Korea. What's the problem with giving birth with my father?" Another netizen said, "Even if my father was in Vietnam or the Philippines, I went to that country and gave birth." “Did you do it?” he asked, leaving a question. To this, Youngmi Ahn replied, "Yes. My husband would have been there, whether he was in Vietnam or the Philippines. The precious period of pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare, which may only happen once in a lifetime. How could I do that alone. I have to do it with my beloved husband." This netizen asked, "I thought she would come right away a few months after giving birth. That's why I wondered why she went all the way to the U.S. when she was pregnant. I thought it would have been good for her husband to come out for a little while. They even take care of the child there all the time," to which Ahn Young-mi responded. replied again , “Yes, that’s right.”
Ahn Young-mi drew attention by predicting that she would take care of raising children after giving birth in the United States and hinting at a longer gap in the future.
Meanwhile, another netizen commented on Ahn Young-mi's SNS post, "Even if you have money and power, if you are going to live in Korea and enjoy it, you also have to do your duty. I live in Korea making money and hoping that the soldiers will fight when the war breaks out, but I am not sending my son and I have no money. "Just go, people? What kind of logic is this? If you don't feel bad about having a baby in Korea without your husband, you should go live in the U.S. Why are you only giving birth to the baby? That's a childbirth away trip. It's not something a public figure should model as an example." It was sweet.
In response, Ahn Young-mi said, "Our Takkong (tae-myeong) is now 8 months old, and that's in the womb. I think it's too far off to think about the military issue already... Rather than guessing about the unknown future, I'm just thinking about rolling around in the womb right now." “Why don’t you bless the child you have?” he wrote in response.
Another netizen said, "No, even if you come back a few months later, what's the deal? Expedited childbirth is when a person with no ties to the U.S. goes there to give birth to their child in order to get their child U.S. citizenship. Well, that's an individual's freedom, but I understand the criticism. But in this case, defended Ahn Young-mi, saying, "My father lives in the United States. Who are you? I thought you were coming back in a few months." A netizen countering this wrote, "If her husband was coming, she would have taken a vacation, but are you going back to work after giving birth for a few days? Don't you think it would be more practical for Ahn Young-mi, who can take long days off from work, to go to the United States where her child's father is?"
Netizens who were criticizing Ahn Young-mi's childbirth abroad said again, "Even if you have money and power, if you want to enjoy money and fame while living in Korea, you have to do your duty. If ordinary people have money and power and abuse the law to not pay their duties, are only the common people obligated? Slave spirit." He left another comment.
Meanwhile, Ahn Young-mi married a non-celebrity office worker at a foreign game company in 2020. Since then, she has desperately wanted to get pregnant, and after three years of marriage, she became pregnant and is scheduled to give birth in July.
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr
