Ep 81: The Daughter Penalty - Is It Real?
Jun 06, 2025
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SHOWNOTES:
Have you ever heard of the “daughter penalty”? Maybe not by name, but I bet you’ve felt it.
It’s also called the caregiving penalty, and it’s the cost—financial, emotional, and mental—that often comes when daughters step up to care for their aging parents.
So, whether you’re a daughter doing it all, a son who wants to understand better, or someone who just loves someone in this season—this episode is for you.
Highlights:
3:22 – Why people want daughters and the belief that daughters are viewed as better caregivers.
5:05 – Brothers and spouses and how they may step back from the responsibilities of caring for their aging parents.
7:07 – How being the youngest in the family can be similar to how a brother/husband steps back from responsibility
8:11 – One thing we can do to help daughters/sisters/wives
9:20 – How caregiving affects a daughter’s emotional and mental wellbeing.
Links mentioned:
Get the Grandkid Investigator Kit at https://www.valueofwrinkles.com/gki
Shownotes available at https://www.valueofwrinkles.com/listen
