If you contact your daughter every day about her worries about entering college, there is a conflict between the pros and cons of adding 100,000 won in pocket money
Sep 19, 2025
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According to the Hong Kong media South China Morning Post, Chaochenhong, a father living in Shentao, Hubei Province, China, recently posted a video of his father and daughter on an SNS platform to commemorate his 18-year-old daughter's admission to college. In the video, he told his daughter "Now that I'm starting my college life, I'll transfer 500 yuan (about 100,000 won) three times a month. And if you contact me every day at the end of every month without missing a day, I'll give you an extra 500 yuan."
He "Short footage, photos, even a comma is fine. The important thing is that they contact us."
The daughter in the video nodded to her father's suggestion and hung her pinkies on each other as a promise.
Qiao's daughter recently entered Donghu University in Wuhan, Hubei Province. Chao, an introvert and worried about his daughter, who started living abroad for the first time, also announced plans to drive 100km every month to visit her in person.
However, education experts expressed concern about this method.
One professor said "My daughter is already an adult, and I can't protect her for life. This method does not grow children's independence, but rather controls them with money."
In response, Cao responded "I just wanted to increase communication so that my daughter could adapt to the new environment. Even if I forget to contact you, I will pay you a bonus, he explained that it was not forced.
The response was mixed online.
One netizen wrote, `The bonds between families can turn into a challenge. You may think that your daughter contacts you only for the moneyWhile pointing out that "I miss my daughter so much and I can feel the desire to make sure she's doing well" others agreed.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
