A Reddit user from Europe, known as Minigun_Mittens, recently shared a story on the r/traumatizeThemBack subreddit that showcased how he used his own father’s advice to hold him accountable. Since the community pushed for it, the post was later reshared on r/maliciouscompliance. In it, the Redditor detailed exactly how they handled an estranged father, described as “my abuser,” who tried to use child support as a tool for manipulation.
The original poster (OP) stated that the incident happened when they were 19 years old, fresh out of grammar school, and preparing to move abroad for university. Their parents had been divorced for a year, and OP had been receiving child support payments of about £75 a month. While it wasn’t a massive amount, “that’s what my parents agreed on during the divorce and it’s not like I had any expenses at that time.”
