My grandma had 10 kids. She didn’t have a ‘family,’ she had a small unpaid workforce.
VelvetWispLanguish on
Love made some families. Potatoes made the rest
Frosty_Journalist796 on
Free labor with a lifetime subscription
xFitSugar on
They didn’t have a retirement plan either so they just grew their own nursing home staff
AngelicalBabe02 on
Talk about a growth-based economy.
HoneySiren_ on
They weren’t raising a family, they were building a localized workforce with zero union rights.
_GlossyButLost on
Based on facts
qavrix5 on
half of old school family values was really just agricultural staffing needs
DarkieCharm on
Investing in human capital. Literally
swhighgroundmemes on
Also, they had a lot of kids because the odds of making it to adulthood were lower. Vaccines and safety standards have greatly increased survival rates.
DNathanHilliard on
Both can be true, and often was
Fuzzy_Adagio_6450 on
Our grandparents also had a lot of kids because…
justA_girlinProgress on
That explains why my great-grandparents were so athletic
loserx5 on
Our grandparents who needed 10 kids so 3 could possibly live
cookiemikester on
Also have to factor in the one kid that is going to die of measles.
Drafo7 on
First tractors were invented in the early 19th century. How old are your grandparents?
Illustrious_Bass8748 on
It sounds funny on how one couple could literally give birth to an entire village
_MohoBraccatus_ on
A lot of it was also because like, half of the clutch wouldn’t survive due to illness and injury. We take modern medicine for granted.
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My grandma had 10 kids. She didn’t have a ‘family,’ she had a small unpaid workforce.
Love made some families. Potatoes made the rest
Free labor with a lifetime subscription
They didn’t have a retirement plan either so they just grew their own nursing home staff
Talk about a growth-based economy.
They weren’t raising a family, they were building a localized workforce with zero union rights.
Based on facts
half of old school family values was really just agricultural staffing needs
Investing in human capital. Literally
Also, they had a lot of kids because the odds of making it to adulthood were lower. Vaccines and safety standards have greatly increased survival rates.
Both can be true, and often was
Our grandparents also had a lot of kids because…
That explains why my great-grandparents were so athletic
Our grandparents who needed 10 kids so 3 could possibly live
Also have to factor in the one kid that is going to die of measles.
First tractors were invented in the early 19th century. How old are your grandparents?
It sounds funny on how one couple could literally give birth to an entire village
A lot of it was also because like, half of the clutch wouldn’t survive due to illness and injury. We take modern medicine for granted.
also no contraception means.
Free labour + high mortality + retirement hope