Description "Mom, You Matter Most" Raising a child is a 20-year journey — spend your money, your time, your passion, on growing yourself as a mother! This is real-world advice from parenting mentor Oh So-hee, addressed to Korean mothers who pour everything into caring for their children while neglecting themselves. Oh So-hee is both a traveler who pioneered a new genre of travel — 'world travel with your child' — after backpacking through Turkey and beyond with her three-year-old son, and a parenting mentor who opens doors for mothers trapped in their own limited worlds. While others tell mothers that their lives are 'over' once they become parents, she firmly insists that motherhood is not an ending, but a beginning. She urges mothers to take care of themselves before rushing to take care of their children, to focus on their own growth before chasing after their child's education, and above all, to first find 'themselves.' As she asks, "How can a mother who doesn't take care of herself truly take care of her child?" Having declared her own 'graduation from motherhood' the moment her son turned twenty, Oh So-hee offers 15 pieces of advice on how to approach life, how to view your child, and how to care for and grow yourself. This book shows mothers how to cultivate a rich life as an individual — not just as 'mom' — and how, within that well-tended life, to also thrive in the role of caregiver. As she puts it: "Love fiercely for 20 years, then let go and become independent." This is her heartfelt message about a mother's life — one that calls for warmth at times, and clear-eyed strength at others. Author: Oh So-hee Oh So-hee is the writer mothers turn to whenever they feel anxious about whether their child is growing up well. She is the travel writer and mother-writer that Korean moms most want to meet. After backpacking through Turkey with her three-year-old son, she went on to travel through Laos, Africa, South America, and beyond. Believing more in the power of walking, seeing, and experiencing the world than in classroom knowledge, she moved readers deeply with books like The Wind Will Carry Us and Laos, Where Desire Stops Still, both of which convey the message that travel itself is living education. A traveler who pioneered the genre of 'world travel with your child,' a mother who wrestled fiercely with the challenges of raising her son, and an essayist who explores the deeper, more difficult sides of life, Oh So-hee's 'unconventional' approach to parenting has inspired countless readers. Through her many encounters and conversations with mothers across the country, she has helped give rise to a new generation of 'unconventional' moms. This book is a heartfelt message for mothers who have poured themselves into caring for and educating their children while setting their own growth aside. Having traveled and volunteered together with her son Jungbin since he was three years old, she declared her own 'graduation from motherhood' the moment he became an adult. She now leads 'Unni Community,' a support network for mothers who wish to grow the way she once did, encouraging community activities and self-development among mothers nationwide. Her other books include Mom's Inner Strength, The One Person in Front of My Eyes, The Wind Will Carry Us, Laos, Where Desire Stops Still, Hakuna Matata, Shall We Dance Together?, Mom, I'll Give You Happiness, and Fool for Love.