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SteelHands · 61-69, M
What are traditional gender roles for people below the middle class? I want to know why this grievance exists.
SteelHands · 61-69, M
A mom that must stay home because it's impossible to pay for day care for a few kids is less tradition and more of an economic imperative. Unless the dad has cash flowing like the Mississippi.
My own case (and my father's) we worked multiple jobs. Is this traditional? Not now not ever. Some have it better others had it worse. Some moms like mine had summer through fall projects that saved on family expenses. Rummage sales gardening and canning, etc.. was this traditional? I d don't even know what's traditional far as mom was bringing the babies up. I've seen many ways.
You wouldn't have thought my father cooked by looking at him and I've rarely said so but he did.
I did si much wash and dishes I begged to learn cooking to get out of some of it. Is that traditional?
Those children, me, ours, and dad, had mom very busy doing daily laundry and meal, cleaning up after smaller ones until kids are self reliant enough for mom to go for part time and get dad out of tax hell.
Ignore if you must but I haven't even brought up kids contribution to family survival. No snobs will get this but I would only guess that this isn't traditional either.
My own case (and my father's) we worked multiple jobs. Is this traditional? Not now not ever. Some have it better others had it worse. Some moms like mine had summer through fall projects that saved on family expenses. Rummage sales gardening and canning, etc.. was this traditional? I d don't even know what's traditional far as mom was bringing the babies up. I've seen many ways.
You wouldn't have thought my father cooked by looking at him and I've rarely said so but he did.
I did si much wash and dishes I begged to learn cooking to get out of some of it. Is that traditional?
Those children, me, ours, and dad, had mom very busy doing daily laundry and meal, cleaning up after smaller ones until kids are self reliant enough for mom to go for part time and get dad out of tax hell.
Ignore if you must but I haven't even brought up kids contribution to family survival. No snobs will get this but I would only guess that this isn't traditional either.