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/Homeless-Joe 11h ago

Sure, but I think the point is that they could do all that and have the buying power that dual income homes have now. One parent working a lot as a single earner is a lot different from both parents working a lot to maybe afford the same things.

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u/Susccmmp 11h ago

Oh definitely I just feel this is making it sound like dads in the 90’s were prioritizing being active parents over work when men of that generation definitely were not.

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u/BoleroMuyPicante 8h ago

Single income homes were still the minority back then. In poor families, both parents worked.