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>>toomuc+(OP)
what happened with socialization, friends and parents

>>throwm+Td
Do you have a lot of friends who'd be willing to watch your children for 9 hours a day while you work, especially young infants?

>>pavel_+Qf
No one does because everyone needs to have a job to survive in the US today. It used to be that many couples could survive on a single income. Not only did that allow them to better care for their kids, it also allowed them to help their siblings, parents, other family members, friends, neighbors, and community.

>>tbirdn+1b1
> It used to be that many couples could survive on a single income

Historically, this is not true - women have always taken in work. Living on someone else's dime was for the wealthy only. The post-war years were a historical anomaly.