We need to pay more attention to how we talk to girls about money

Before the separation, my father had a successful career and was the family’s breadwinner. My mother, on the other hand, didn’t have her own money or the same earning potential and was therefore at a disadvantage in the divorce. She had been completely dependent on my father and now had to figure out how to earn an income so she could manage household finances with two children.

As I watched her struggle through that period, I promised myself that my marital status would not determine my financial status and that I would always have and control my own money. My mom had given up her financial independence thinking that she would be married for years to come, but then my father decided unilaterally that the marriage was over. 

 

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