When I was at a precious young age, not quite when The Mighty Ducks came out but, I imagine, some years before The Mighty Ducks was to come out, I worked up the guts to ask my father what he earned for a living.
My dad is a damn good dad, and he played the part well, not letting what could be an uncomfortable question fester. He answered almost immediately. He made, he said, one dollar each year.
Of course, I didn’t find out then my father’s salary, and even today I’m not sure what he truly earns.
But I was reminded of that story recently when I came across a feature detailing how parents should discuss money with their children – a kind of financial birds and the bees, if you’ll allow – and wondering the big question of them all: should you tell your kids how much you make at work?