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By Taylor Seely | Arizona Republic
Bridget Binsbacher still remembers the day her mom took her and her siblings for ice cream — and then didn’t have enough money to pay the bill.
She was maybe 6.
The trip to the ice cream shop near their home in San Diego was memorable, Binsbacher said, because her single mom typically struggled just to put gas in the car. And because she had to tell the cashier to take back the already licked ice cream cone.
The cashier did.
With an adult’s perspective, Binsbacher wonders why the cashier didn’t work with the family to see how much money they did have. But she also says it’s the kind of moment that builds strength, coping skills and a sense of accountability.
“That’s how you get your fight,” she said.
Binsbacher says despite her mom’s struggles, financially and otherwise, she constantly encouraged her children to break the cycle and do better than the generation before.
