Parent 1: I will work, make enough money for us to live well, buy a house, and retire while also supporting our children through adulthood.
Parent 2: I will raise them, take care of the house and we will both enjoy some time together when the nanny helps.
Now:
Parent 1: I will work and make enough money for us to pay rent and buy food. I will also take care of the kids, and stay in when you are sick or working.
Parent 2: I will also work and make enough money for us to pay for the kids education and basic needs. I will also take care of the kids and stay in when you are sick ir working.
60 years ago it was nice because you were a family first and still had money to live well.
Now these parents are workers first and still will be utterly screwed if an unexpected bill pops up (like a medical bill for those in the US or even a car breaking down)
It’s not that being a parent sucks, is that parents (especially for young children and babies) need to be parents first, and today’s society is worker first, if you are lucky you can have a second title, for most that title is either “exhausted person” or a second job.
60 years ago:
Parent 1: I will work, make enough money for us to live well, buy a house, and retire while also supporting our children through adulthood.
Parent 2: I will raise them, take care of the house and we will both enjoy some time together when the nanny helps.
Now:
Parent 1: I will work and make enough money for us to pay rent and buy food. I will also take care of the kids, and stay in when you are sick or working.
Parent 2: I will also work and make enough money for us to pay for the kids education and basic needs. I will also take care of the kids and stay in when you are sick ir working.
60 years ago it was nice because you were a family first and still had money to live well.
Now these parents are workers first and still will be utterly screwed if an unexpected bill pops up (like a medical bill for those in the US or even a car breaking down)
It’s not that being a parent sucks, is that parents (especially for young children and babies) need to be parents first, and today’s society is worker first, if you are lucky you can have a second title, for most that title is either “exhausted person” or a second job.