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re: When men worked and women took care of the family. Are we better or worse?
Posted on 5/9/23 at 7:15 pm to Mike da Tigah
Posted on 5/9/23 at 7:15 pm to Mike da Tigah
Yes we were better off when one person could make enough money to pay for a family while the other cared for the children. I am not talking highly educated people, a average Joe not qualified to go to college could provide for a family, buy a house and have money and time to take cross country vacations.
Boomers forget that this was NORMAL and they are the ones that essentially changed that.
Boomers forget that this was NORMAL and they are the ones that essentially changed that.
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Posted on 5/10/23 at 6:00 am to armsdealer
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Yes we were better off when one person could make enough money to pay for a family while the other cared for the children. I am not talking highly educated people, a average Joe not qualified to go to college could provide for a family, buy a house and have money and time to take cross country vacations.
Boomers forget that this was NORMAL and they are the ones that essentially changed that.
There is no question that men and children generally speaking were better off...it may be open to debate if women in general were. I think society in general was better off with one wage earner making enough to cover the nut and one adult looking after the kids...I don't think it has to necessarily be the man working and the woman taking care of the kids.
A big part of the problem was that women were basically property. They accepted that role on the surface for a long time but I doubt many were overly satisfied with the situation beyond its being easier to get from day to day in that role.
Kids going to daycare or coming home to an empty house has not been good for society, in my opinion. Lots of trouble to get into from 3-5 of an afternoon.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 7:23 am to armsdealer
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Boomers forget that this was NORMAL and they are the ones that essentially changed that.
You got any data to back this up? I figure boomer women still had a bigger share of stay at home moms than this current generation. how is that the boomers?
May parents both worked, but my mom taught school. so i was at school when she was at work. If she didnt have a job, id be at school while she was at home. Whats the difference?
Posted on 5/10/23 at 7:27 am to armsdealer
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Boomers forget that this was NORMAL and they are the ones that essentially changed that.
Yup. That’s the childhood they had and then they ruined it for future generations.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 2:55 pm to armsdealer
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Boomers forget that this was NORMAL and they are the ones that essentially changed that.
It still is normal. This is absolutely still possible.
It isn't possible working what equates to one entry level position at McDonald's, and never has been.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 2:55 pm to armsdealer
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Boomers forget that this was NORMAL and they are the ones that essentially changed that.
How did Boomers change it?
Posted on 5/10/23 at 3:03 pm to armsdealer
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am not talking highly educated people, a average Joe not qualified to go to college could provide for a family, buy a house and have money and time to take cross country vacations.
Boomers forget that this was NORMAL and they are the ones that essentially changed that.
But the houses they were buying were tiny. I grew up in the 60s and most of my friends lived in houses that were not new. Almost all of them lived in 3 bedroom houses, even if there were 4-5 kids. Bedrooms were shared by siblings. Many had only 1 bathroom and one living area. Lots of my friends families had only 1 car in the 60s. By the 70s, most had 2. You had one pair of dress shoes, one pair of tennis shoes, and maybe a pair of sandals. You had maybe 2 nice outfits for church.
I didn't know anyone taking cross country vacations then. Families were very frugal with their money. They saved. They didn't have many luxuries and mostly just basic necessities. They had 1 TV and 1 telephone. Life in general was a LOT different. Lots of folks could have a stay at home parent if people were willing to live like they did in 1955. They just aren't willing to do that anymore.
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