         These are true stories of men and women who have been challenged by (and who, often enough, have chosen to challenge) the wealth that has become theirs by virtue of inheritance. They have been born to the bright promise of money, but have also learned that such a lot is not without plenty of potential hazards, if not outright dangers. It is, I fear, all too easy for many of us who have never faced this particular kind of situation to be somewhat skeptical of the very real threats it can pose.
- Robert Coles, author of Children of Crisis series from the foreword to The Legacy of Inherited Wealth |
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Like a Second Mother:
Nannies and Housekeepers in the Lives of Wealthy Children
I N T R O D U C T I O N
Evelyn Dixon was a very large woman—tall and
big. Heavy. Big feet, big hands. And a very dark woman, but the palms
of her hands were pink. My earliest memory is of sitting on her lap.
She was in her white uniform, we were both barefoot, and I was playin'
with her pink hands and just holdin' on to ‘em. I was so fascinated
by how pink her palms were and how dark the backs of her hands were.
I remember putting my hand on top of hers and looking at the difference
in color...
I was a really shy child, and she was a haven for me.
She was very warm, very accepting and real solid. I mean, she was just
there for you. I never felt like I could do anything that would totally
disappoint her; she didn't have the same standards that my mother had.
She would just pat me and say, "I love my girl. I love my girl."
And I would say, "I love you" —over and over. I just
kept tellin' her I loved her till the day she died.
-- Missy Rowley
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