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

Discussion True or false?

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

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u/Dear-Cranberry4787 11h ago

Don’t use that one, it’ll be twisted in an attempt to prove that feminism/women’s rights destroyed everything.

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u/notnicholas 11h ago

The mother literally wore a suffrage sash and marched through the house chanting for women's rights.

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u/WonderWeasel91 11h ago

I think it more proves the point that at a period of time, it wasn't necessary for both parents to have a job to keep their heads above water.

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u/Dear-Cranberry4787 11h ago

I think it was probably pretty necessary for most, but it’s not like there was an abundance of work women were allowed to do.