Here's What a Teenager Did When Her Dad Paid His Last Child Support Payment with 80,000 Pennies

When Avery Sanford‘s father left his final child support payment in the form of 80,000 pennies, she decided to pay it forward.

The 18-year-old said to CBS affiliate WTVR that she was “shocked” when her father left the pennies outside of her and her mom’s home last month after her 18th birthday.

“It’s not just my mom he’s trying to embarrass,” she said of her father, who she she hasn’t spoken to in years. “It’s also me and my sister and it’s upsetting that he didn’t consider that before he did this.”

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“When I was in the middle of class, my dad came by,” she continued. “He had rented a trailer. He pulled up in front of the house and turned the trailer on so it dumped out all the pennies on the grass.”

“My mom came out while it was happening and didn’t recognize him at first and she asked, ‘What are you dumping on my lawn?’” Avery said. “And he said, ‘It’s your final child support payment,’ and that’s when she realized who it was.”

While she was hurt by her father’s actions, Avery ultimately decided that she wanted to make something positive out of the moment.

She donated the 80,000 pennies to Safe Harbor, a shelter for those who are experiencing or have experienced domestic violence, sexual violence, or human trafficking.

“Turning around and donating that money to moms and children in need, I feel like that really turns this situation into a positive one,” she said. “You can learn a lesson from it.”

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