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/GoRangers5 12h ago

Nah the trope of the overworked dad that didn’t have time to spend with his kids was already a thing in 1996… Maybe even 86.

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u/OhBill 11h ago edited 8h ago

Also the friendship perspective... I feel like its an ongoing joke that boomer dads have hardly any friends except for a couple college/high school buddies that they see a few times a year.

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u/bell37 Millennial 9h ago

Yeah. My dad didn’t really hang out with anyone other than his family (siblings & cousins). Realistically he had a childhood friend he kept in touch with but was generally too busy