Man Gets Threatened By Ex-Wife For Donating Racist Son's Money To Charity

A man tried to do the right thing with money his racist son had been involved in, and somehow it still turned into a threat-filled custody showdown.

But his ex-wife did not see it that way. She reportedly threatened to call the cops and drag the case back into court to get full-time custody of their son, turning a charity donation into evidence in a family war. Meanwhile, the comments section split hard: some people applauded the OP’s stance, others argued he should have handled his son’s racist behavior differently, and a few questioned whether his approach made things worse.

Now he’s stuck wondering if he did the right thing, or if he just lit a fuse he could not put out.

The OP writes...

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They were praising the Holocaust, they were supporting the KKK and for the OP, it was sickening to read

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The OP was donating his money to charities that support Holocaust survivors and charities that fight racism

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Give back the money or she'll call the cops and go back to court to get full time custody of their son

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The moment OP says he donated the money to Holocaust-survivor and anti-racism charities, the ex-wife’s “give it back” demand stops sounding like a misunderstanding and starts sounding like a plan.

We've gathered some of the most upvoted comments from other Redditors for you to read through below

OP's punishment won't turn him away from being a racist

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This also echoes the aunt arguing with her sister over homeschooling, despite her nephews’ wishes.

The OP needs to make his son see the errors of his ways

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They should work together to change his behaviour before it escalates

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It's absurd that they want to involve the police

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The OP did not handle his son's discipline well as a parent

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The OP should have talked to him instead

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They are profiting off of his stolen property

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The OP destroyed the trust with his son for the rest of their lives

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When she threatens to call the cops and return to court for full-time custody of their son, the whole thing shifts from donations to leverage.

Redditors then take sides over the son’s racist praise of the Holocaust and support for the KKK, with some saying OP should have pushed for behavior change instead of taking action with money.

By the time commenters argue about discipline, trust, and whether OP is “profiting,” the story ends up feeling incomplete, like the missing context could flip who looks worse.

Racism is a challenging subject, and when it comes up, some individuals immediately shut down. Others are more forthcoming until it is suggested that they might be involved in racist systems.

Though some Redditors applauded the OP, others said that he could have done better, like educating his son about his racist views. His son's views are his, and he has reasons.

Trying to understand the how and why of his thoughts is far better. Maybe OP could have cleared things out if he had listened first.

In the end, it was declared that the story doesn't have enough info, and that is where we draw the curtains.

He donated to fight racism, and somehow his ex treated it like a crime.

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