I had the opposite upbringing, in that one of my parents was always home (at least until later in life when I was more self-sufficient); nowadays you can't seem to make ends meet or own a house unless both parents are working.

I mean I'm the age my dad was when his third child was coming and I was only able to buy a reasonable house last year. He / they were able to buy a bigger house, newly built, with more land on a single, low income wage and a 12.5% interest mortgage nearly 40 years ago.