Haha, that last sentence is gold.
Honestly, I think it all comes down to the cost if living... particularly house prices. Most families just can not afford to live off a single income. I've worked with lots of women that love their jobs and their careers... and their husbands/partners stay at home... to look after the kids... and I love that.. but they're also women that are particularly successful and earning really well.
I've also got friends that love motherhood and want nothing more than to raise their children, and while they like their jobs, their heart just isn't in it like it used to be.
Some of the best bosses I've ever had were mothers... they were efficient and left the office on time every day... most other people I work with seem to faff around during office hours and then get their work done in the later hours to give the impression they're going the extra mile. It's frustrating.
I'd love to see more choice. The 50s seemed to be about doing what was culturally-accepted while these days it's more about economic-pressures.
I hope you manage to create the family life you want. You seem like you'd be an amazing parent.
I understand the cost of living, but that is another issue alltogether. We have more than ever before, and we feel like we need more, which all comes at a cost. I’m not here trying to change society or tell what is right and wrong, but this is something I feel like people might not pay enough attention to. It’s much easier for most to just follow the norm and feel the pressure of doing what is expected of them, without thinking deep of what it is that is important.
Again Eve... Excellent thoughts expressed in Your reply.
The "Cost of Living" will drop significantly within the next 10 years... AND how, one may ask??
There are significant energy-related advances that have been intentionally held back over the last 100 years that will re-emerge for many Good/Positive reasons, consider the internet (( Think Global Communication/Sharing ))
Blockchain Technology will eventually "Free the World" from the "Financial Chains/Enslavement" developed by the Rockefeller/Rothschild, OIL/BANKING construct...
HOLD onto Your Hat... because "We ain't in Kansas anymore" and things are going to happen FASTER & FASTER...
We are ALL in "the process" of taking the RED PILL/Awakening, metaphorically speaking... SO...
Enjoy the Ride...
And Try to...
Be KIND to everyone, as much as possible... because this "Rodeo"... is a Global Event.
Yipee Ki-Yay !!
I completely agree... it does feel like everyone around me is just following the script.... university, job, house, family, etc etc... everyone's conversations are really about they've spent their money on... we saw this show, bought this thing, the cost of insurance is outrageous, etc. If everyone stopped and really thought about what they actually, truly needed... well, society might collapse, but I think we'd all be happier.
Raising kids seems to be so different these days too... so many costs, so many toys, but also so many opportunities as well. My half-brother and sister are like 27 years younger than me, and their lives are so incredibly different to mine and my sister closer to my age.