Comment by Danny on Killing Stalking - Chapter 57

@Danny you're right and wrong 
Sangwoo’s mother had a profound impact on who he became. On the surface, she seemed like a loving, caring parent, but beneath that façade was a manipulative and abusive woman who warped his understanding of love and relationships. His father was violent and abusive toward both of them, but instead of protecting Sangwoo, his mother forced him to help cover it up. She taught him to lie, manipulate, and hide the truth, planting the seeds for his later behavior. Over time, she turned her violence toward Sangwoo, treating him as a tool to meet her needs rather than her son. Her love was conditional—she only gave affection when he did what she wanted, leaving him desperate for her approval.
There are also heavy implications that she crossed sexual boundaries with him, further destroying his sense of intimacy and trust. Sangwoo grew up associating love with control and pain because that’s what his mother taught him. She blurred the lines between love and manipulation, hugging him or acting sweet only when it served her, making him believe love was transactional. Even after she was gone, her influence remained. Sangwoo internalized everything she taught him—how to manipulate, how to hurt, and how to mask his true self. This led to his warped relationship with Yoon B**, where he equated love with domination and violence. For Sangwoo, hurting and controlling someone felt like the only way to connect with them. His mother’s abuse didn’t just harm him physically—it rewired his entire understanding of relationships, creating the deeply broken person he became.