You know i grew up in those times. I worked. However when it came to children I brought home 4 and loved caring and managing home and family and volunteer work. Loved it.
The only thing I can attribute it to is the long hours as a child that I played babies and house. And the neighbor women who all were young mothers. I can still smell the Johnson baby powder and oil they used. I had a full homemaking and babies kit and kabbodle. Made sure my own girls had the same.
Even my puppet shows + dollhouses (puppet shows are any pretends using small objects and dollys) had some homemaking qualities.
You teach and train your children to play.
I’ve never ceased to be fascinated by dollhouses. I had lots of dolls and things for them, but it was the dollhouse and miniatures I spent the most time with. I’ve got projects in boxes I still want to get to before I croak...