[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.

[tbw2]

The author of the article doesn’t realize how much even the middle class has outsourced.
Few have nannies, but millions have daycare.
Few have chefs visiting their homes, but many have fast food pickup on the way home from work or buy pre-prepared meals from the grocery store where your only contribution is nuking it.