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Originally Posted by CivicBlues
Insane to think most of our parents moved 1000 miles away leaving their grandparents back in the old country and raising us on our own, but here you guys are contemplating moving closer to get free babysitting.
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Well... the standards / expectations of parental duties back then are really quite different compared to what passes as acceptable in this day and age though.
Back then, it was a much simpler world, and I'd say that for most parents, they can give themselves a pat on their backs for doing a decent job if they have kept their children housed, clothed, fed, and sent to school. Also, it was a lot more common for households to only have a single source of incoming, meaning that one parent was generally available at home to look after the children.
We all need daycare now bcos both parents work.