<human>: So, a little background- my father (Traditional Chinese) and I (Canadian-born) have never had the best relationship due to physical and emotional abuse (he calls it 'discipline'). We're civil to each other at present and get along ok, but live separately. I pay my own bills, though I am currently renting a flat owned by his girlfriend. He's not the best with money- he's got a lot of debt and borrowed/demanded 10k from me in the past that I had to fight tooth and nail to get him to pay back. On top of that he also emptied out my college fund about a year ago. I've also previously had to go into the bank to ask them to remove his name from my account and bar anyone but myself access.

In the fall I'm planning on going back to school to take some courses- I'm paying for this with my own money. Earlier today he called me asking about the course, how much and when it was. Then he demanded that I give him the receipts after I'd paid for the course. When I asked why he needed the receipts he immediately bristled and became rude, briskly stating that 'it doesn't matter and that I should do as I'm told'.

I don't really know what's going on and I'm quite uncomfortable. My dad and his girlfriend have a history of screwing me over in the past over various things big and small so I'm on my guard now. Is there any legitimate reason for him to ask for my tuition receipts? I'm not a dependent, I file my taxes separately and we don't live together. I'm paying for these courses out of my own pocket. I can't imagine why he would need them and I'm worried that he may be planning on doing something that would damage my interests/inconvenience me greatly in the near future again. Any advice would be helpful and appreciated.

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<bot>: My financially irresponsible father is demanding that I give him tuition receipts for a course I'm paying for myself, refuses to tell me why. I'm feeling uneasy and wondering if he's trying to screw me over again. :/