"I found myself rummaging through the last drawer of the dining room sideboard, desperate to find the velvet pouch that housed my mother's heirloom silverware. I'd tucked it away years ago, knowing the formal cutlery would never be used, but safeguarding it to eventually pass on to my children. It was the only thing I had that belonged to my mother's parents, and while I felt a surge of relief when my fingertips brushed against the soft fabric, my heart sank."
"I grew up in the '70s and '80s, a time when women were told they could have it all - careers, families, independence. I even attended a progressive women's liberal arts college in the heart of New York City known for shaping fearless, independent thinkers and trailblazers. But when motherhood came knocking, I chose to bypass the workforce and stay home, much like the baby boomers before me."
"My husband's career in the gaming industry was booming - he was landing casino clients left and right and traveling the world to close deals. We both weren't good at tracking money, but at the time, it didn't seem to matter. Money was coming in, enough to pay the bills and even buy the modest suburban home we'd been renting."
She grew up believing women could have careers and families and attended a progressive women's liberal arts college. She chose to stay home to raise two children and dedicated herself to motherhood while her husband’s gaming-industry career flourished. The couple did not closely track finances and relied on his income to support a suburban home. During the pandemic, her husband’s job collapsed and the family faced severe financial strain. Desperate to pay bills, she retrieved an heirloom silverware set intended for her children and contemplated selling it, confronting the emotional cost of financial insecurity after years devoted to homemaking.
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