A dad has come under fire after revealing he gives his 19-year-old daughter a $3,000 monthly allowance but wants to cut it because they have been “clashing”.
The anonymous 51-year-old man took to Reddit to reveal that his daughter had been skipping her college classes and using her funds to party.
He admitted that he was debating “cutting her off” in a thread titled, Am I the idiot?‘
Despite “funding” her days, the father revealed that his daughter believes he is “punishing” her for “living her life.”
The father questioned whether he was wrong to debate removing his daughter’s ties to his bank account as people online branded her an “entitled brat.”
A father has come under fire after revealing he gives his 19-year-old daughter a $3,000 monthly allowance because he admitted she had misbehaved (file image)
The post was titled: ‘Am I the idiot who threatened to cut off your daughter’s monthly allowance?’
He explained: ‘I (51 million) have a daughter (19 F) who has been living far away to go to university. Since I was a teenager, I have always tried to give him the best: pay him everything, give him an allowance of $3 thousand every month, and even buy him a new car when he moved to school. I think I have set her up for success.
—Lately, though, we’ve been clashing. He’s been partying a lot, skipping classes, and spending his money on expensive trips with his friends.
“When I mentioned my concerns to her, she completely ignored me, telling me it’s her life and she’s ‘an adult’ now.
The father explained that he was trying to work with his daughter during her rebellious phase until he found out that she was planning to drop out of college to travel the world.
‘Last weekend, I found out from her mom (we’re divorced) that she plans to drop out of college for a year to “find herself” and travel around Europe with her friends.
“I called her immediately and told her that if she dropped out of school, I would take away her pay and give her back the car.
‘She lost it, saying I’m trying to control her life and I can’t take away the things I’ve already given her. She also claims that I am punishing her for wanting to live her life.
The anonymous 51-year-old man took to Reddit to reveal that his daughter had been skipping her college classes and using her funds to party.
‘I feel like I’m being reasonable: she can make her decisions, but I shouldn’t have to fund them if I don’t agree with them. Still, she is my daughter and I don’t want to ruin our relationship over this.
At the end of the post, he questioned whether he was wrong.
He asked, ‘Am I the jerk for threatening to cut her off if she quits?’
People online flocked to the comments section and criticized the father for spoiling her.
One person said: ‘Dude. $3,000 is not an allowance, it’s a paycheck.’
Another user added: ‘It’s more than I make in a month. Your daughter is an entitled brat. No 19-year-old needs $3,000 a month unless he or she is paying all of his or her own expenses, such as rent, food, clothing, medical expenses, entertainment, car-related expenses, utilities, etc. And if she is an adult, it is up to her. to provide all those things for itself.
People online flocked to the comments section and criticized the father for spoiling her.
‘Your daughter needs a reality check. She is using you as her bank account. Don’t be surprised when you start using boatloads of older men to finance your life. She is on a dangerous path here.
Someone else wrote: “Op has created a brat with a name.”
“You’ve raised your daughter to have a lot of rights, and apparently she has no concept of money either.”
‘You may want to book a therapy session while you cancel that assignment. He needs to take a step towards reality before he causes real damage to his adult life,” another person commented.
