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[quote=Anonymous]There's only been a short period of time where two working parents might be affluent enough to hire help. During that period:
a) work hours have expanded thanks to technology, houses have gotten bigger (it takes twice as long to clean two bathrooms as one).
b) food culture has shifted from a time when using canned ingredients was the mark of a thrifty and efficient home cook to one where labor intensive food prep is virtuous and doing otherwise is shorting your family.
c) parenting culture has shifted so sending your 8 year old to the park alone until dark so mommy can mop the floors is no longer acceptable.
d) for many people, it's no longer acceptable to exploit vulnerable populations to work for low wages. Not everyone, obviously.

Even among lower income families, where there is a much longer history of two working parents, children and the elderly are much less likely today to be working as much inside the home.

None of this is bad, necessarily, and a lot of it is good! But the working parents are feeling the squeeze. [/quote]

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