Two-parent households should be a policy goal

Re:Two-parent households should be a policy goal by digging on Monday September 18, 2023 @11:20AM (#37557399)

I find the downvotes surprising here because I really don't see any real arguments for limiting our goals to two-parent households. Two adults generally don't have enough time to raise children, work full time, and still lead rewarding individual lives.

Humans thrive in communities, and so-called "traditional" nuclear families are a policy goal which in effect severs us from community.

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Re:Two-parent households should be a policy goal by ajmurmann on Monday September 18, 2023 @11:23AM (#37557468)

The nuclear family also is a fairly recent norm in there west from the mid 20th century. Before then it was much more common to live with extended family. Having grandparents and uncles and aunts all living in the same building or next door makes childrearing so much easier. There is a reason we used to live like this. It's at odds though with the ideal worker in our economy who relocates to where job opportunities are best.

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