‘The person who hits me is my parent.’ In South Korea, over 80% of child abuse cases occur ‚at home’ and are inflicted by ‘the parent’. Now as adults, the victims of child abuse state that since the people who hit them were their parents, it was difficult to call the police or run away. These testimonies tell us that viewing instances of child abuse simply as ‘cases’ is not the solution. Instead of an emotional, one-off approach, this documentary tries to find a fundamental solution. We went beyond revealing the holes in the system and beyond demands to punish and sentence abusers. We chose to tackle the issue head-on to show what the best life for a child is and how to stop abuse by following a mother who had reported herself as an abuser and her son over the course of a year. The film captures the mother’s abuse and regrets, and her son’s hopes and despair. Despite state intervention, the process of stopping abuse is found to be difficult. Filming of the unpredictable year reveals the complexity of the issue, and it shows both the difficulty of and hope for healing and improvement. This is part of the documentary series ‘Children’s Rights’ which illustrates the responsibilities of the government and society to create ‘safe homes’ and ‘healthy parents’, and presents system alternatives and hope.