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Raising a Kid in Korea: What It’s Actually Like

May 25, 2026May 24, 2026 by S.H. Kim
Young girl gripping an arcade light-gun cabinet controller in a dark game arcade

Last month, I was sitting in a car at Everland’s Safari World when my daughter completely lost it — in the best possible way. A giraffe had wandered right up to the vehicle, close enough to see its eyelashes, and she grabbed my arm and screamed so hard I thought she’d burst something. She’s seven … Read more

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Korean Kids Cafes: Why They’re Everywhere

May 24, 2026 by S.H. Kim
Korean kids cafe with a pink slide and ball pit, a parent reclining in a massage chair with coffee

It’s a Saturday afternoon and my seven-year-old daughter is on her knees beside a shallow plastic pool, scooping up little magnetic fish with a toy rod. Every fish she catches gets swapped for a coin at the counter. With those coins she feeds an arcade claw machine, loses, feeds it again, wins a gummy snack … Read more

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