Being a dad has never been easy, but it has been easier! The life of a father a couple of generations ago and earlier was pretty consistent regarding child care, and the near total lack of it. This was, of course, because of the much more delineated social structure and expectations of a highly patriarchal and regimented culture. Women were largely excluded from the work place, and single income homes were the norm, not the exception. It’s better now, in a multitude of ways, but that should not discount the very real psychological, physiological and emotional toll that living in modern society can have on both parents.
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