One of her last statements should be taken to heart of all women. She says that women need to learn how to take care of themselves and be prepared for the worst.
I am a stay at home mom, and I agree with that statement. That is why I went to college, and I worked before I had children. My children are now in school full-time, and I am trying to figure out some sort of work to do while they are in school.
It's not just divorce you have to worry about. Men can die young. My brother died last year at 48. His wife is well-prepared to handle living on her own. Her kids are grown, and she has a great job.
My mother-in-law is in her 70s, and divorced. She lives off of social security, and has no other sorce of income. She just fell and broke her hip. I don't know what will happen to her if she can't live on her own. She had plenty of time to get a career going since she divorced in her 40s, but she never did.
Staying at home is rewarding, and my work effort will be not because I am bored, but because I want more MONEY! LOL!
I'm sure there a lot of us like that out there :)
"One of her last statements should be taken to heart of all women. She says that women need to learn how to take care of themselves and be prepared for the worst."
Exactly. Death or divorce are not the only reasons a woman should have the ability to support herself or her family (I can't believe we're still even debating this in the 21st century!). Thanks to my mother's example and insistence, I didn't even stop at a bachelor's degree (my parents wouldn't have heard of that!), and I've had a lucrative career for the last 25 years. My financial contributions over the years have matched my husband's, most of the time. And when I see people post here that they won't be "able" to retire at 67, 68, or more - well, we're not among them, thanks to my parents' expectations for me.