"You Hurt Your Right Arm, So Hurt Your Left Arm Next Time" ... Father-in-Law Makes a Mean Joke About Daughter-in-Law's Surgery [What Do You Think?]

[Financial News] A story has emerged about a father-in-law who told his daughter-in-law, who had fallen and undergone surgery on her right arm, "Next time, hurt your left arm instead," drawing criticism.
According to JTBC's 'Sageonbanjang' on the 24th, Ms. A, a woman in her 40s who has been married for eight years, has reportedly suffered stress from her father-in-law's insensitive jokes.
He previously asked Ms. A, "Do you make sure our son eats properly?" When she replied that she did, he reportedly laughed and said, "He's gotten so thin that I thought you were putting him on a diet. Is your cooking not very good?"
Recently, Ms. A fell heavily on her way home from work, seriously injuring her right arm. She eventually underwent surgery.
Her father-in-law, who visited her in the hospital, said, "Oh dear, our dear girl, did you hurt your right arm? Then next time you fall, hurt your left arm instead. You should use both arms evenly."
When Ms. A expressed her displeasure, saying she was not in the mood for jokes, her father-in-law reportedly laughed it off again, saying, "Wouldn't your left arm feel left out if you only hurt your right arm? Now I can't even joke around because I'm afraid of my daughter-in-law."
Ms. A said that she would usually force herself to pretend to laugh because he was her father-in-law, but that she found it difficult to tolerate jokes that continued even while she was in pain. With Chuseok approaching, she said that even the prospect of visiting her in-laws' home was stressful and asked whether she was overreacting.
Attorney Son Su-ho said, "Regardless of how well-intentioned a joke may be, if it makes the listener uncomfortable or puts them in a bad mood, it is best not to make it. This needs to be addressed seriously at least once."
Professor Sang-hee Park pointed out, "Jokes also require tact and awareness," adding, "If you cannot empathize with someone's feelings and are the only one having fun, that is rude. It cannot be called a funny joke."
Attorney Ji-hoon Park advised, "People do not change. I think you have no choice but to let it go," adding, "If the daughter-in-law does not play along with the joke, the relationship could become awkward, so it would be best to let her father-in-law's words go in one ear and out the other."

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