This guy dumping pennies on this lawn out of pure spite......what does that say to his daughter? It tells her that he is resentful of her existence. That's a scar she has now. If he felt his required contributions were unfair or he was frustrated to that level.....there are many things he could have done or ways he could have dealt with it besides making huge scene that ONLY communicates to his daughter that shes worthless to him. A cross to carry.
While what you say about the man is true, I don't think much of his es-wife/girlfriend either.
If she can afford to throw away an $800 support payment, I don't think she's was that hard up.
sorry Dovey, but that's the impression that woman gives me.
Instead of throwing away the money to a charity as a way of illustrating 'spousal abuse', I think a much better way would have been to to use that money would have been for the mother to use to buy something for her daughte r in the form of pennies, such as a graduation dress for her prom or supplies for college given that she is graduating this year. Then recorded it on YouTube or Twitter for the world to see.
So, that would have driven home the message to him and the public that she really needed the money, and it was entirely for the daughter's benefit and yes, the EX was truly being a jerk.
Then the whole world would truly turn against the Guy.
So yes, while the guy is a jerk, I have this sense that she comes across as somewhat self-entitled herself.