Generational Wealth

By Katy Goforth

After I hit 40, my relationships started to change. I’d heard this can happen, but I thought it was one of those things that people over 40 said to people under 40. Turns out I was wrong. I also started to understand that the dynamic between me and my parents was shifting.

They were getting older—slower and softer. Neither was bad necessarily, but it was different. I was growing more sentimental. What didn’t change was my special connection to my dad.

Growing up, I lo...