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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to stay with my sister for a week to help out as she just had her second child. I don’t have any kids yet, but honestly it seemed like her life is hellish. As is a lot of my friends in the same phase of life. They have high friction relationships with their partners, are trying to juggle too much on their own, and are squeezed financially.

It made me wonder if there’s something wrong with how we do the family thing America. Is there a better way? Or is this just life for a lot people with kids?[/quote]

Yes!  There is a better way.  We need to stop expecting moms to do it all.  Go to work and also be the mom from the 1950's.  [b]During WWII the government had daycares because women were needed when men went to war.  They closed them when men came back.[/b]

To be fair, there are times where family life is really bad like after the birth of children so it isn't a fair snapshot of life.  Like if you came over when you were puking every 20 minutes you would think life isn't worth living but, miss the sunsets.[/quote]
Poor women and especially non-white women usually worked - well before during and after WWII.
The notion that women stay home and cook and clean and raise the kids is a uniquely 1950s to 1970s portrayal. 
My mom was born in 1937. Her dad was a farmer, and her mom was a school teacher. [/quote]

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