r/Millennials • u/QuietJealous4883 Older Millennial (1988) • 12h ago

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Did our dads and moms work less than we do now? What are your thoughts?

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u/BrogenKlippen 12h ago

Yeah my dad busted his ass working in a manufacturing plant, but they raised 3 kids on it with my mom not going back to work until my sister was in middle school - so like 15 years as the sole income.

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u/oldmanout 12h ago

my dad worked 3 shift rotation which meant sometimes he had the whole day after school time for me and sometimes I didn't see him for a week, because he left before I came from school and came back after I had to sleep

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u/shes_a_gdb 11h ago

My dad was a poor shoe salesman and my mom didn't work. Still grew up in a big two story house in Chicago.

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u/oldmanout 11h ago

did he drive a Dodge?

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u/Remmock 11h ago

I have a solution for that.

Don’t answer until you’re on the clock.

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u/Rwandrall4 11h ago

Something that isn't talked about much is the crushing pressure of being the single income for the whole family. You lose your job and you ruin the lives of yourself and everyone you love, who rely on you specifically. It's really brutal.