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Eugene

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23. Yes. Born in the early 1960s.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2025, 10:55 PM

Jan 2025

Working class family that couldn't make the "traditional" homemaker arrangement work.
My dad worked days and my mom worked overnight as nurse. That way, one parent
was at home with the kids at all times. Household duties were shared.

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