A Daughter's Court
After I refused for the eighth time to give my daughter a monthly allowance of $80, she went live online to denounce me.
During the broadcast, she shared screenshots of our messages, showing how she had repeatedly and desperately asked me for money after the new school term began.
"Mom, I just got my period. I do not have money to buy sanitary pads. Could you send me this month's allowance?"
I replied calmly, "No."
"Mom, I have not eaten in three days. I am really hungry."
I responded with sarcasm. "What does that have to do with me?"
The screen quickly filled with comments calling me suffocatingly cruel and heartless.
Looking straight into the camera, she sobbed uncontrollably. "Mom, I am not asking for much. I only need $80 a month for living expenses.
"Do you really have to push me to death before you feel satisfied?"
Within a short time, I became the target of widespread online abuse.
A well-known education influencer reached out to me. "It is only $80. It is not something you cannot afford. Why are you treating your own daughter so harshly?"
I looked at her calmly. "Try livestreaming seven days of life with me and my daughter.
"If you can do that, you'll understand."