We lived in shall-town America where my dad ran a small jewelry store while mom stayed home and raised five kids.
Our house wasn’t Ozzie Nelson or Ward Cleaver-level but it was nice enough, but there were three meals a day, and later in my childhood we were able to afford two cars and an occasional family vacation.
My point is that there was a time in America when one income could support a family quite nicely, while one parent (usually the mom) was able to provide a safe haven for the children and a set of rules and morals to live by.
It really wasn’t that long ago.
Too bad it’s only a memory.
I’ve always thought it would be a good thing to program TVs in prisons to show ONLY programs like Leave It To Beaver, Mayberry, Ozzie And Harriet, Cosby Show, etc., to immerse inmates into positive family values. Some most likely are clueless.