ginger

I was immediately pulled into the main character, Ji-Yoon (marvelously played by Sandra Oh). Growing up around a lot of Koreans and spending a month in South Korea when I was 12, I have big love for Koreans. But I loved how, through her, the show touched, albeit not always perfectly, on issues that are important and matter a lot to me: single parenting, transracial adoption, sexism, ageism, and juggling all that with a messy love life and dreams of your own. Apart from the adoption piece, I am all too familiar with these complicated topics. Even then, I now parent boys that come from hard places and have experienced some sort of trauma, just like any adoptee. And how by trying to do all the things and still be there for your kids and provide them the life you believe they deserve, they still end up loving someone else more than you. Or at least it seems. It’s a nearly impossible balancing act to steward. At least it seems that way.  I hope Netflix does the smart thing and brings back a second season. I’m curious to find out where the story leads to next.