I have read that Doris was a single mom who often struggled to make ends meet. What Meghan's dad made is only relevant if he actually paid child support. You'd be surprised how many don't or don't regularly.
Much seems to be made of this narrative, given that she seems to be very close to her mother and what we know of her father now. However, according to the
Vanity Fair article
@MsZem shared above (which is rather a bizarre read I must say!):
Tom and Doria divorced when Meghan was two.
Now, others sources including Wiki, which I'm assuming has been polished extensively by Meghan's fans, says they divorced when she was six, so maybe the confusion is due to when they separated vs when the signed the paperwork. But no matter, this is the interesting part:
Meghan lived with one parent, then the other, until her adolescence, when she lived with Tom full-time.
@canbelto says her personal background is irrelevant to what she does now, but I disagree. Yes, one can have strong opinions and do a lot of good for people and causes that they have not lived themselves (sorta like you can be a good coach without ever having been a competitive athlete, no?), but at the same time, who you are and what you've experienced can give you extra credibility.
Plus, you know, truth. Meghan and at least some of her closest friends are very much focused on their image and their brand as a platform for their ambitions, and origin stories are part of that. And even if it's not her putting out these stories, one wonders if her loyal army of friends and fans are doing a little polishing of their own.
But, yeah, your point stands.
