{"id":1015,"date":"2023-02-26T22:10:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T22:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/?p=1015"},"modified":"2023-02-26T22:10:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T22:10:48","slug":"dad-dumps-80000-pennies-on-exs-lawn-for-child-support-payment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/2023\/02\/26\/dad-dumps-80000-pennies-on-exs-lawn-for-child-support-payment\/","title":{"rendered":"Dad Dumps 80,000 Pennies On Ex\u2019s Lawn For Child Support Payment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>A frustrated father thought he was getting even with his ex when he decided to get creative with his final child support payment. Hoping to send a message, he dumped 80,000 pennies on her lawn, but he\u2019d learn the hard way that he had made a big mistake.<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63476\" class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63476 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pennies_Dump_001-640x378.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pennies_Dump_001-640x378.jpg\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Avery Sanford and her mom had no idea what was going on when a man pulled up to their house with a trailer full of pennies. (Photo Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cOrKBz6Fw-c&amp;ab_channel=WTVRCBS6\">Screenshot<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Avery Sanford, a Richmond, Virginia teen, hadn\u2019t seen her dad in years when he decided to drop off his final child support payment to her mother. Rather than handing over a check, however, he thought it was a good idea to dump 80,000 pennies in front of the house his ex-wife shared with their daughter. Although he thought he was getting even and sending a message, he\u2019d be the one getting taught a tough lesson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just turned 18,\u201d Avery recalled, describing the day her dad made his shocking delivery. \u201cWhen I was in the middle of class, my dad came by. He had rented a trailer,\u201d she added. What happened next was captured on surveillance camera video as Avery\u2019s father is seen in the footage pulling away after dumping the payment in front of the house. But, things didn\u2019t end there.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mother, daughter donate thousands of dumped pennies to domestic abuse center\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cOrKBz6Fw-c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As Avery\u2019s dad \u201cpulled up in front of the house and turned the trailer on so it dumped out all the pennies on the grass,\u201d the teen said her \u201cmom came out and was like, \u2018What are you dumping in my yard?\u2019\u201d According to the Deep Run High School senior, her mother didn\u2019t even recognize the man dumping the pennies in front of her home until he shouted, \u201cIt\u2019s your final child support payment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While many might have let anger take over, the Virginia teen decided to have a much different reaction, showing \u201cher estranged father the meaning of good \u2018cents\u2019 and maturity,\u201d the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/06\/12\/dad-dumps-80000-pennies-on-estranged-daughters-lawn-for-final-child-support\/\">NY Post<\/a>\u00a0reported. Rather than getting mad at her penny-hoarding dad, Avery Stanford had a much different reaction. She would respond with kindness, turning a bad situation into a positive one.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63478\" class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63478 lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pennies_Dump_002-1-640x784.jpg\" alt=\"Avery Sanford\" data-src=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pennies_Dump_002-1-640x784.jpg\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Security camera footage captured the frustrated father dumping 80,000 pennies on the lawn. (Photo Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cOrKBz6Fw-c&amp;ab_channel=WTVRCBS6\">Screenshot<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Avery Sanford and her mother decided to gather the copper and set it aside for charity, donating the final child support payment from the estranged father to a domestic abuse center, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtvr.com\/news\/local-news\/mother-daughter-donate-thousands-of-dumped-pennies-to-domestic-abuse-center\">News 6 Richmond<\/a>. After every penny was picked up, the $800 would be donated to Safe Harbor, a domestic abuse center, the mother and daughter decided.<\/p>\n<p>As for the frustrated father, he quickly learned that he had made a big mistake. \u201cIt\u2019s not just my mom he\u2019s trying to embarrass, it\u2019s also me and my sister, and it\u2019s upsetting that he didn\u2019t consider that before he did that,\u201d Avery explained. \u201cTurning around and donating that money to moms and children in need, I feel like that really turns this situation into a positive. You can learn from it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63484\" class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63484 lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pennies_Dump-640x587.jpg\" alt=\"Avery Sanford\" data-src=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pennies_Dump-640x587.jpg\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rather than get mad, Avery Sanford taught everyone, including her father, a lesson on kindness and maturity, donating the $800 worth of pennies to a domestic abuse center. (Photo Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cOrKBz6Fw-c&amp;ab_channel=WTVRCBS6\">Screenshots<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It seems Avery\u2019s father learned the biggest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/jordan-williams-carjacker-ufc\/\">lesson<\/a>\u00a0of all, albeit the hard way. Speaking with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtvr.com\/news\/local-news\/mother-daughter-donate-thousands-of-dumped-pennies-to-domestic-abuse-center\">News 6<\/a>, he said he reacted out of 18 years of pent-up frustration and his emotions got the best of him. He added that \u201cthe last thing he wanted to do was to put a further wedge between him and his daughter,\u201d but unfortunately for him, that\u2019s exactly what he did. Now, hopefully, others can learn from this too before making the same\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/howard-banks-steal-veterans-flag-3\/\">mistake<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Avery already hadn\u2019t spoken to her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/chris-copeland-battered-woman-4\/\">father<\/a>\u00a0in years, and the incident only proved that she made the right decision to stay clear since she has\u00a0no interest in having a relationship with anyone who would disrespect her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/heidi-johnson-tough-love\/\">mother<\/a><\/p>\n<p>. \u201cIt\u2019s really hurtful and damaging to your kids when you do things like that,\u201d Avery explained, reminding parents that their actions impact their kids. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if they\u2019re young or an adult, the actions of your parents will always have some effect on you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A frustrated father thought he was getting even with his ex when he decided to get creative with his final child support payment. Hoping to send a message, he dumped 80,000 pennies on her lawn, but he\u2019d learn the hard way that he had made a big mistake. 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