Daughter Refuses to Fund Estranged Father’s Child After Years of Silence

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A woman’s estranged father suddenly asked her for money for his new child’s hospital bills after years of silence

She refused, citing his past abandonment and the sacrifices her mother made raising her and her brother alone

Now, she’s left wondering if she’s in the wrong for setting her boundaries with her father

A woman turned to the Reddit community for support following a heartbreaking situation involving her estranged father, who suddenly reached out to ask for money to pay his child’s hospital bills after abandoning her family years earlier.

“For context, I’m in [South East Asia] and I live in a country where there’s no divorce,” she explained, noting that her story took place in a place where marriages often carry legal and cultural permanence.

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