My boomer dad was a sort of stay at home dad in the off season for his construction work. (Temperature dependent waterproofing).
We got to spend winters wood working, skiing (he was an instructor and coach to allow us to afford it) and just being around to have fun with.
He died too young to meet my son, but I’ve been basically working from home in a similar way as much as possible and just got home from the mountain where I work to get us free passes and lessons.
Painting all boomers as misogynists is understandable, as many were, probably after being brought up by the war babies and silent ge. But many weren’t like that, had hippie roots and never succumbed to the yuppie greed that many did in the 80s.
The housing crisis unlocked that in me, and I’ve never worked steady jobs since then. I was lucky enough to be part of what’s now called a lifestyle startup (prioritizing comfortable life work, instead of grinding growth), but we made it 10 years before our market vanished with COVID. But I wouldn’t change much, except getting better dental coverage and moving to a country with universal healthcare.
KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 19 hours ago
Yeah, it has the same energy as the endless jokes about men hating their wives.
WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Man COVID was the chance for me to do that and it was amazing. Bring stuck with my wife and kid 24/7 was a blessing. A monkeys paw blessing for sure but I still enjoyed it.
galacticbackhoe@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Or babysitting. “Stuck babysitting again, haha?”. Nope, just walking around with my child like any other parent.