Yes, I would say over the last several thousand years, since agriculture, both parents stayed home (on the farm/lord's land) and the kids helped them work it. Having one or both parents gone any substantial amount of time is a completely new phenomenon outside death from disease or war or something like that. Industrialization over the past 150 years or so has gradually but completely changed how humans work and I think we're still getting accustomed to it as a species.

One of the nice things about remote working now is we're returning back to working at home / on the farm, which is more "natural" than both parents going to the office/factory.

You're misrepresenting my comment.

I didn't say it's old, common, traditional, or anything else. Just my personal experience. What you said is certainly on your mind, not mine.

> The more common historical norm

Source?

> ton of different adults

I don't think any other adult can perfectly replace a father and mother. It's not just about not letting kids get hurt. It's related to fatherhood and motherhood which shapes behavior in ways that an uncle, grandma, teacher, caretaker, whatever just can't have.