It's been 15 days since the
baby was due. The doctor gave birth to a cesarean section, saying, "It's
hard to deliver naturally and if we wait longer, the umbilical cord will wind
up the baby." My son was born in the hospital as the heaviest of the week.
The nurse asked me what the
baby's name was, saying I had to report her birth. I looked at my husband in
embarrassment. What about Dain? I liked the quiet name that smelled like
Buddhism and Confucianism.
Of course, when the baby was
due, my father-in-law named him Hoover. I didn't like it. "What's Hoover?
It's an old name too old.”
My father-in-law's name is
Harry, his eldest granddaughter's name is Helen, and eldest grandson's is
Henry. My son's name is Hoover. Did
father-in-law like H? Anyway, I was wondering if he decided to unify the
names of his grandchildren with H, but I can't ignore father-in-law's
sincerity, so Hoover was named middle name. Growing up, the child hated the
name Hoover.
My husband name is Il and his
older brother's name is Sik, younger brother's name is Jun, younger sister's
name is Hwa, and the youngest is Won, all a single-character name. It is said
that it is named for planting flower, excellent person and comfort in the
garden of the house. My husband remembers that his distant relatives
grandfather, who was often visited in his childhood, grumbled about why
children name was this shape.
Not long ago, my son visited
by Taiwan and Japan and Korea. When giving birth to a child, our couple are not
America citizens, so the child is dual citizenship. I was worried because he
could be taken to the military if he goes to Korea and went wrong. I asked the
consulate, but It's all things to all men. My son went excitedly, saying,
"If I go to the army, I'll stay as an officer and come back, so don't
worry."
After hitting the bottom of
their immigrant lives, our husband and wife, who have come all this way, are
becoming more comfortable and relaxed. We also sent my children services to
difficult countries at the age of 14 to make children look at the world with
joy. Every time they returned, said, "Mom, I'm lucky to be born and
educated as a man in the largest and most affluent city in the world," and
was satisfied with his situation. So even if you go to Korea and finish your
military service, it's not a bad thing.
During the departure screening
at Incheon International Airport, an elderly airport employee looked at his
passport. He laughed loudly and with a loud voice call him 'Hoover' and stamped
his seal. "Mom, I like Hoover's name now."
It's an American name, but it's not easy to make a
Korean name that is easy to call and good to listen.