[2ndDivisionVet]

Remember the television show “Hazel” or “The Brady Bunch” and the maids?

[ClearCase_guy]

Yeah. I do wonder how realistic that was. "Family Affair" had Mr. French, "Courtship of Eddie's Father" had an Asian woman, "Maude" had Florida and "The Jefferson's" had a maid too.

I'm not sure how many mid 20th century families had "help", but on TV it seemed pretty common.

It seems to me that if you have money for a maid, I think it puts you above Middle Class.
If you ARE a maid, it puts you below Middle Class.
My definition of Middle Class is that you have enough time and money to take care of your own stuff.

I don't know too many people who are really "independent" in the old style. People pay others to solve their problems for them, or else they live with the problems.

[9YearLurker]

Or Family Affair?