While parents would do anything for their children and forgive them whenever they do something wrong, there are still times where they have to draw the line and say ‘enough is enough’.
A mother was forced to make the heartbreaking decision to break ties with her son after he reneged on his promise not to borrow money from loan sharks, which led to the family being harassed.
M’sian woman disowns son over loan shark debts
Speaking at a press conference held by MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong, the woman surnamed Huang (transliteration) said her eldest son had borrowed RM5,000 in 2019 and another RM22,500 in April this year from loan sharks.
She added that with Chong’s help, she was able to repay the debts and made her son promise her that he wouldn’t do it again, reported China Press.
But after he moved out in April and stayed elsewhere for about two months, our family began receiving threatening calls and messages from loan sharks again,” she lamented.
Left with no other options, Huang made the decision to publicly disown her son by announcing it via a newspaper notice.
“As his family, we can no longer tolerate his refusal to change and his repeated borrowing from loan sharks. He has dragged the entire family into a life of fear and harassment.
“From this day forward, we no longer have any relationship with him. To the loan sharks who lent him money—please stop harassing us,” she pleaded.
In a similar fashion, a man announced the severance of ties with his daughter after she made a false claim against him:
