Settle a debate: DD16 thinks DH is being unfair and I kinda agree with her.

[Anonymous]

Being that OP seems to think that she has no say on this issue, I’m not surprised that the dad is acting like a bully. Both parents are failing this child. OP needs to start co-parenting with dad and come up with a joint parenting decision about how to handle the kid’s income.

[Anonymous]

Unless you are really not well off financially, you would have bought her a computer and provided her with free internet anyway. Requiring her to pay you back for something that you were willing to provide for free before you found out about her income is unreasonable and is teaching her not to trust her own parents. I wouldn’t take her money from her—because that’s insane—but I would require her to put anything she makes over $100 a month into a HY savings account and not touch it until she’s 18.

Im not sure if other people here spend zero time on YouTube or what. There are plenty of hobby-oriented channels by kids that never show a face. I know exactly what OP is talking about—she explained it perfectly clearly. Yes, there’s sketchy content on YouTube but that’s not all there is. Get your minds out of the gutter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter started a YouTube channel about a year ago. Recently, after upgrading her editing software, her videos have really improved in quality. The channel has been monetized from the start, but until recently, she only made a few dollars a month. In the past few months, though, her subscriber count and views have skyrocketed (I’ll admit I don’t totally understand how it all works), and now she’s starting to earn a noticeable amount of money.

This week, she shared with my husband and me how much she’s been making. DH immediately said she should give him 25% of her earnings. She pushed back, saying that it’s her channel, she does all the work, and we wouldn’t even know about it if she hadn’t told us. DH’s argument is that we bought her computer, pay for the internet, and she’s using our home as her base of operations. She feels like she’s being punished.

For context, she keeps her GPA high, is generally a responsible kid, and has been saving most of her earnings. She occasionally spends some money on small things. For example, she spent $50 at Marshall’s last week and about $25 going out to lunch with friends.

I’ve been staying neutral so far, but I’m curious to hear what others think. Is DH reasonable, or should she be allowed to keep her earnings since she’s the one doing the work?

YouTube is a funny way to spell OnlyFans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is hard to believe. It's really quite rare to monetize a YouTube channel that quickly.

What content does she have? Link?

Like I said, she has been doing this for about a year. Her channel isn't really featuring her. She has a bit of an obsession with a certain topic and she does videos about this topic. For example, there is a Youtube guy that I watch a lot. He goes into great detail about maritime events, history and new developments. As for my DD, her face isn't in the videos, she creates videos and then uses voiceover.

Sal Mercogliano?

[Anonymous]

I am 10000% Team Dear Daughter on this one.

Your daughter is entitled to keep every single penny she earns from this.
Just because her Dad pays for her living expenses does not mean that he is entitled to keep a portion of it!
It is HIS parental duty to provide for his child until she turns eighteen!

#teamdd

[Anonymous]

Oh. A man believing he’s entitled to a cut of a woman’s success, Never seen that before,

In all seriousness does he want to teach her that she should just give a cut of her earnings to anyone who happens to feel entitled to it despite that party not having a contract and having done none of the work? Because that’s what he’d be teaching her.

[Anonymous]

I follow specialized content on YouTube, as do my kids, and there is NO WAY to monetize that easily.

Sorry. I don't believe you.

[Anonymous]

This is fake. YouTube doesn’t work this way. So tired of all the AI trolls these days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would he take a percentage if she worked at Chickfila? Your DH is a jerk.

+1 the clearly arbitrary percentage makes it worse.

[Anonymous]

He is being greedy and unreasonable.

[Anonymous]

YouTube requires creators to be at least 18 years old to monetize their content directly through the YouTube Partner Program. However, minors aged 13 and older can create accounts and post videos, but they cannot earn advertising revenue directly.

If a minor, such as a 16-year-old, earns income through YouTube, the income is typically reported under the parent’s name. This is because the AdSense account, which is necessary for monetization, must be registered to someone over 18.

[Anonymous]

He is wrong
My 13yo babysits. I don’t charge her a portion because I use my car and gas to get her there and back. That’s just mean unless you at hard up as a family.

[Anonymous]

If you are not a troll, you have bigger problems with this JA than trying to get money from a kid.

[Anonymous]

Is she going to claim business expenses on her taxes for the square footage of the house she uses, the portion of utilities, etc.?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Im not sure if other people here spend zero time on YouTube or what. There are plenty of hobby-oriented channels by kids that never show a face. I know exactly what OP is talking about—she explained it perfectly clearly. Yes, there’s sketchy content on YouTube but that’s not all there is. Get your minds out of the gutter.

OP have you dug into her financials to make sure the hobby site is not a cover story?