Proably because *MOM* fianlly got sick of taking a beating from *Dad* and kids were tired of being called derogatory names by a drunk parent so divorces started happening..OBVIOUSLY he thinks the entire neighborhoods were filled with Ward and June Cleavar parents...
And the world really was in B&W until the 'Colorful World of Disney' premiered.
Right--before 1950, women everywhere were getting beaten and just taking it. Uh huh. Laney, I'm afraid that your comments don't reflect reality in general very well. But they do tell us quite a bit about your own family background. You have my sympathies.