A father admitted on a Reddit forum titled "Am I the A******?" He said that he's a widower and he has a 17 year old son and a 15 year old Daughter.
He explains that he treats his son and daughter very differently. For starters he pays for their extracurricular activites but only the girl has to do chores to earn the money because he just sees her activities as "hobbies"
AND THENNNNN he went on to explain that he makes her do extra chores to "pay him back" for having to spend more money on her "monthly supplies"
In other words she has to earn her tampons/pads!
"I explained it’s because I have to spend extra on my daughter each month not only for her extracurriculars, but for her monthly supplies, so it‘s my way of having her pay me back. She cleans the shared living spaces and bathrooms in our apartment and cooks four meals a week."
"My brother said I spend twice as much on my son's extracurriculars and by my logic, he should have to do chores too. I explained he didn’t because I feel his could help him get into college but hers were just a hobby in my opinion."
He went on to explain that his daughter overheard him explaining this to his brother and she felt like it wasn't fair so she decided to leave.
"I told her she’d still be doing her chores and life isn’t fair so stop being a brat, or I’d refuse to pay for her extracurricular stuff or pads. I wouldn’t actually do that, but I was mad when I said it. She packed a bag and took off. She’s been staying with my sister who called me an abusive a**hole when I demanded she send [daughter] home. My brother and sister are coddling her and I’m furious."