Rare is the individual who doesn’t have some kind of issue related to their parents. Even those who can boast a respectable relationship with their mom and dad usually have something that could easily be hashed out in therapy, so spare a thought for those kids who have to be raised (or not) by straight-up douchebags.

Such was the case for one TikToker, who found herself at the center of social media scrutiny recently thanks to her sharing an anecdote about her absent father. Screenwriter Madi Hart received millions of views when she explained a personal example of emotional trauma that was also funny, but that was only the beginning of this viral saga.