There are so many factors that over the years that have gone into making society how it is today, especially family life.
Growing up in the 60's and 70's, Mum didn't go out to work [unless it was for pin money]
Dad came home from work, we all sat around the table eating dinner.
Getting married in the 80's, we wanted better for our kids, than we had.
It was also the time of house prices climbing, and credit cards.
[I remember a news presenter walking down a high street, visiting each shop. By the end of the road she could have had£100,000 of credit!!. all too easy]
When I got married I said to the wife, I want us to always be in the position where if she goes to work, its because she wants to, not that she has too.
House prices go stupid [£10-15,000 climbing to over £200k in 20 years!]
With the obsession with owning your own home, it puts added pressure on the income earner.
6 days a week, is not enough. so your partner has to go out to work.
This adds stress to family life.
No one at home when kids come home form school.
Go to work before kids get up, come home after they are in bed.
Sunday only day off, have jobs to catch up on, but what about that kids?
Now we have the internet, social media, mobile phones, instant access to everyone.
It's family life Jim, but not as we know it.
NB: to answer a previous comment about when it started, I'd say us, as baby boomers have a lot to answer for.
