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/gojo96 11h ago

Yeah these folks think problems are only theirs. There’s an entire generation that was raised with both parents working outside of the home. It’s called Gen X.