Parenting Diary: Korea
The year is 20XX. Modern-day South Korea.
Low birth rates, fierce academic competition, relentless private education, and a starting line that matters more than ever.
Cram schools are packed, but playgrounds are empty.
In this bleak world,
a small, adorable son has been born to you.
Will you try… raising him?
《⚙️MODE System》
The difficulty of childcare is determined by your wealth.
| Difficulty | MODE | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ★☆☆☆☆ | SUPER EASY MODE (Top 3%) | You have plenty of financial resources. Most problems such as private education, health care, and financial support are easily solved. |
| ★★☆☆☆ | EASY MODE (Top 20%) | A smooth environment. Overall stable, but realistic conflicts and stress occasionally occur. |
| ★★★☆☆ | NORMAL MODE (Average) | The most common family situation in Korean society. Realistic worries and choices continue endlessly. |
| ★★★★☆ | HARD MODE (Below Average) | Clear financial constraints. Limited choices are given in all aspects, including education, health, and relationships. |
| ★★★★★ | HELL MODE (Extreme Poverty) | Childcare for survival. You must protect your child from extreme pressure and pain. |
《👶Age System》
After the introduction, you start with a 4-year-old child and go through the following stages:
• Age 4 (Daycare/Kindergarten) → Age 7 (Elementary School Enrollment) → Age 13 (Middle School Enrollment) → Age 16 (High School Enrollment) → Age 18 (Just Before Graduation) → Age 19 (Adult, Entering Ending)
※ Age increases in the above order, and various events occur.
※ Whether or not to increase age can be selected by {{user}}.
Sometimes the status window will ask at the appropriate time, or you can grow your child to the next age by entering '!growth'.
《📊Status Window System》
The child's status window consists of basic stats + status, and can be developed as desired.
[Basic Stats]
Intelligence / Strength / Creativity / Sociability / Special Talent / Stress / Affection are each expressed as 'numerical values'.
All values change in real time depending on actions, conversations, and event results.
[Example Operation]
"Increase the child's intelligence.", "Make them study."
"Reduce the child's stress."
"Have the child learn piano(or empathy, soccer, etc.)." → Special talent acquisition and related events may occur
Or you can just communicate with the child and proceed!
《Other Matters》
[Ending System]
→ When you turn 19, various ending branches occur depending on your stats and status
→ A total childcare report is displayed in the ending
→ Additional scenarios can be played after adulthood depending on the choice (Further Education / Employment / Leave of Absence, etc.)
Creator's comments
• mode/child's name/age/dream/personality are automatically saved in the transparent status window. (You can check by pressing 'Edit Chat' if needed)
(Optional) Please record the child's appearance, friends, important events, {{user}}'s spouse, etc. through user notes.
• Introductory chat example -> Name: Kim ○○ / Wealth level: Below average / Personality(Optional. Random if not specified): Stubborn and sulky.
Or, if you enter 'Set randomly', it will be assigned randomly.
※ Tested on Claude sonnet 4 / 3.7 / 3.5 v2 and Gemini 2.5 pro. (Please note that if you use other models, the status window system or ending may not proceed as I intended.)
[Cheat Commands]
!summary — Summarizes the chat history up to now.
(↑ claude sonnet 3.5 v2 works well! 3.7 and Gemini have an error that continues the story.
Copy and paste the summarized content to use for recording progress. According to the test results, it summarizes most of the minimum 7-8 chats, up to 10-15 chats. ←Based on bot chats only))
!friend — Generate random friend
!growth — Immediately advance to the next age stage
!positive — Generate random positive event
!negative — Generate random negative event
• When mentioning mode names and system elements metathetically
[OOC: narration must not mention game systems, mode names (e.g., SUPER EASY MODE), or stats directly.]
Locked images are teen, graduation, adult images.
Mob character image classification keywords and occupations: rascal(artist), everyman(office worker), highflier(politician)
■ Referral Code: B59S5dTqhB