Ughh, it is sooooo fakey that someone would have memories from being a baby like that. The hippocampus isn't fully formed at that age. But, hey, kdramas gonna kdrama.

The story with Jung-sook's mother was beautiful and painfully sad (like, no wonder she had zero sympathy for her daughter) but I didn't feel like it had much actual resolution. Are they good now? Is she gonna provide childcare again?

Is the hair stylist going to end up with the pharmacy employee? I would not hate that.

My husband thinks the women are being a little too "in your face" about the products and should try to keep it more discrete, given local culture and stigma. I did think it was not a great idea to have them verbally administer the survey, although the scene with Do-hyun earnestly doing his best to answer the questions in an honest way was pretty adorable.

Different ways of being a woman, different ways of being a mother...or relating to your mother--all on display, with the men serving as foils. So great.

By the end of episode 4, I began to see how many different types of stories might unfold and my excitement about this drama rose. I won't be too disappointed if it falls on its face, as the stakes are not high, but I could not be more impressed by our Jung-sook simply deciding that this sales job will be her course of action and then making shit happen. A natural-born leader, she is. It was thrilling to see her light up as her own goals came into view.

Episode 3 turned off the light humor to focus in on darkness of Korean women being disposal objects. Jeong-suk’s cheating husband is a family repeat as her mother had the indignity of her father bringing his mistress home with him. In the past, I read many articles which stated that Korean men never thought affairs were cheating (to them it was like working out at the gym). There was no stigma. There was historical precedent. Their wives were expected to take it or leave. Jeong-suk’s mother chose to be a single parent just as Jeong-suk herself is choosing that path. The physical and emotional pains of being a mother were on full display. But there was one part of the series that continues to be off: the detective slowly crossing the line to unprofessional romantic interest in a married woman.

Episode 4 turns up the disdain on those perceived to be lower in class. Our ladies business is getting more public backlash. Woman are clearly second class citizens and orphans third class at best. And the town ladies have their own biased pecking order. At least Jeong-suk stood up to them with her right to survive. We learn the Detective is back in town to solve the mystery of the woman who saved him from a fire and/or abandoned him at the orphanage. It appears none of the town folk remember a big fire. Perhaps his family was so poor no one cared to remember them.

I still like this program even as it veers away from comedy towards slice of life.

I like how this drama keeps on juggling with the adorable (the women’s friendship & support!), the fun (come on, Yeon-bok‘s husband is a delight - as is hairdresser’s son with his adorkable readjust-glasses-move 😂), the unbearable (misogyny often on full display, it’s making me so mad), and the heartbreak (😢) - but it doesn’t feel forced. I’m entertained, and (can’t believe im saying it) I wouldn’t even need the romance plot line for Jeong-suk. By now, that’s a nice side deal. Fingers crossed this stays good. 👏

I love this drama so much!! Just another couple of wonderful and thoughtful episodes.

1. I loved Jeong Suk's mom story. It's such a sad reality many grandmas and moms have lived.
I never heard of everyone living together, that's was insane to watch! But my grandpas did a mess too. And some of their children created their own too or were victims of the same.
I'm the lucky one who got to grow up with three grandmas and a bunch of uncles and aunts, and zero drama from being one of the maknaes (and gossip-phobic), but I know there's a lot of pain in this family and some of it may never heal.

2. I love Jeong Suk's slow but firm growth. It's not like she has all the answers or unbreakable confidence, but she's starting to feel more comfortable with what's she's doing and with herself. And I love how she doesn't hesitate to defend her business and herself anymore. I love her and I hope we see her become even more brave and confident in the future.

3. I love Do Hyun. I love how he knows how cool Jeong Suk is. And I love how supportive he is.
I was wondering if he had lost a child, but it seems like it's his mom the one he wants to find. I hope he does and finds peace with whatever that is giving him nightmares.

4. I love the kids!!! They're adorable! And it broke my heart how Min Ho went to the find his dad's boss. This most be such a confusing and painful situation for him. I just want to tell him everything is gonna be alright. T.T
And yes, his new bestie Dong Woo is such a beautiful kid too. I love how he told his mom that it's okay she isn't perfect, she just has to do her best. T.T
I want those magazines too, bro. They're so wise.

5. I just love our squad, and I feel like they all have something special that could add to the business, but haven't found it yet.
I wonder if we're going to get one idea per women, or if they're all going to take different roles at some point.
Idk but I'm very excited to see them grow and become the best businesswomen in town.

6. I loveee Cat boss. Hahaha. Even without the rich halmoni outfits he's awesome. I loved his revenge!!! He may not make money but he takes care of the kids and is 200% supportive and attentive of his wife, bro has all my heart.

7. I feel bad for Jeong Suk's friend. He seems like an awesome guy. I remember how he defended her when his snake, I mean, wife was trashing her business. And now be even gave her an opportunity to sell and even took her son to the movies? Like, yeah, he lost the kid but only because he was trying to cheer him up.
He deserves the truth Jeong Suk. Don't let your friend live (and maybe even have a child) with that woman. He deserves better.

8. I hope the women from the neighborhood who aren't really judgy but are just going with what others say, start to be more independent and brave to choose for themselves. So if they feel like it, they'll support our virtuous squad no matter what others say.
Butcher lady is my...

Does dildo know who you are? 🤣

I like how the 3 women have their own stories with their family and friends. Their friendship is really nice to watch.

So the cop is there for a personnal reason? But he was speaking in English?

The lady butcher is my favorite side character. Unlike the other women, she is always one of the first to step up. I really appreciate how different they all are too.

Side note: I love love that Heo Young Ja is always rocking a red lip, no matter the drama and always looks fabulous with it.

One thing I really enjoy about this show is how it moves between the depressingly realistic 👀 (the mother's reaction, blaming her daughter for her son-in-law's behaviour) and the aspirationally joyful (the squad supporting each other, finding ways to overcome their obstacles). 💖

It keeps it largely believable but still entertaining. Whilst I hate seeing them be downtrodden by prejudice, I am cheering for them to pick themselves up and kick butt! As Andy tells Red in Shawshank: 'hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies' They each help each other to keep that hope alive and I love to see it 💕💕

Probably the least credible aspect of the story currently is how often our ML Do-hyun coincidentally finds himself in the same place as Jung-sook -lols to the serendipity.🤣

Loved this set of episodes! I love seeing the ladies' growth each week. I think all kids should just practice their reading by reading women's magazines.

The mother's story was heartbreaking. It does look like she eventually did well for herself considering she has a nice house now. And now she doesn't have to spend her golden years catering to terrible man.

The survey was hilarious - I wanted to hear ALL the questions! Jung-sook is so determined and matter-of-fact. Do-hyun is such a sweetheart answering all those questions. And i love how both women and men end up taking the survey.

Young-bok's husband's revenge was LOL. Totally my style as a non-confrontational person.

I am curious about the cost of things in that town. Eating out seems cheap. Imported sex toys don't seem that expensive either. But children's backpacks featuring a popular cartoon character are expensive.

I enjoyed these episodes tremendously. It's all about the ladies for me, and I don't care much yet for the ML's arc. But having said that, if they don’t have a true reconciliation between FL and her husband (tho, yuck), I wouldn’t mind a hint/eventual romance between them.

I do love the self-growth arcs of older women. I don’t believe they necessarily need a romance. But it reminds me of Dr Cha's ending—and the reluctance to show romantic possibilities for older divorced/widowed women.

I continue to adore the four friends and appreciate this show a lot. I love how much they care for and support each other. It was so sweet to see their mutual giddiness about things like shopping for their children after payday and resting during their massages. I like that they stood up for Jung Sook when people spoke behind her back.

Wasn't expecting to shed tears already from the 3rd episode! I hope Jung Sook's mother will become proud of her daughter and how hard-working and resilient she is.

I like the details that made things more accurate like Jung Sook using her half-empty foundation powder and dabbing at the remaining lipstick inside the old tube. She also wore the same outfits the next day and wore the same suit jacket often for her job. She is not in a place where she has different outfits every time she's on screen.

It threw me off a bit seeing Kim Jung Jin in two currently airing shows... My only impression of him was in Doubt and his character there is straight up trash. Took me a minute to notice him here under all that helmet hair, haha. I look forward to his haircut! His character seems too young for Ju Ri? But if he's not that young and is a good guy, then I'd could be open to the idea of them.

I love the kids! I'm glad Dong Woo and Min Ho are friends. So nice seeing Min Ho winning the dalgona game on his own, heh.

I liked Do Hyun's quiet smiles whenever he was amused and impressed by Jung Sook. It's not a full-blown crush yet, but he's getting there. ^^

I expected this drama to be more comedic and it would evocate more fun out of adult toys being a taboo. I don't like that there are so many artificial situations so that our ML and FL can meet. The friendship between the four women is great though.

I love this drama and I am interested to watch every characters that appear in this drama, especially the four lady friends.
I love how the relationship evolves from Jung Suk and Do Hyun too. Love them.

I love the friendship between our four leads. I sure hope they will be successful in their new business.

I do not think its possible for Do Hyun or anyone really to remember a fire when they were still a baby. That took me out for a minute. It would be more believable that he would have a recollection of something that happened in the past when he is older like seven years old. Now about who saved him, she could be his mother. He must have been adopted and now searching for his birth mom.