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Ok I am probably going to be quite controversial here but I really do believe that when us ladies of the uk decided to burn our bras thats when everything changed.
I think that we were led to believe that we could have it all, career, family etc, before this is was "normal" that the man went to work and the ladies kept house and if they did have a job it was for extras, certainly not to pay the mortgage ect.
I do believe that we are all "equal" in our rights to an opinion and right to be heard but maybe it was taken a step too far and it changed the very nature of the way nature intended things to be.
Being a stay at home mum used to be valued in our society(no disrespect to any of our dads on here) now we are expected to do it all even when there is not another parent around.
I just feel that as a society we have lost far more than we gained and we have become too greedy.
Sorry i`m on one a little tonight but would be very interested to know other peoples opinions on this.
Hi Louise
I think I am just having a bad day!!!!!!!!!
I just started thinking about how it was when my eldest who is now 24 was little to how it is now when my youngest is 9 and it is like 2 completely different worlds.
Like bubblegum told me the other day, dont think, it will get you into trouble lol 
It is good to think, we don't all want to be little sheepies, as Bubblegum would also say.
I sometimes think I do think far too much though
I don't think you think far too much. It's good you put your thoughts down and start a discussion.
I do enjoy a good discussion (although enjoy them more when I'm not coughing for Wales!).
This is an interesting article
Yes, very interesting. The Tory cuts will indeed make a big difference....and the Labour programmes were not adequate either.....
Only just noticed this thread and, tiredmum, you do make a very good point. Although I have always aligned myself as a feminist, I have also long thought that the feminist 'revolution' gained us not the 'right' to do it all but the obligation, in the eyes of society and particularly our partners, to do it all!!
That article was interesting, too. Made me think that, yes, I was part of that 'lost 80s generation' who qualified in a time of high unemployment (especially in the North!) which resulted in me going into low-prospect jobs. This has had a knock-on effect - even though I retrained in my mid 30s I am still stuck in the type of job that will never pay more than a 'survival' wage. This Govt better not mess up the tax credits system or I will be stuffed!!
Hi ficurnow
I really do believe thats where it all started to go wrong, yes I agree that we are now expected to do it all.
This is an interesting article and I guess does apply to our single dads too
Oh my goodness, everyone has a right to a roof over their heads do they? Well of course they do.....so why all those other policies?
Very interesting point of view. My own take on it is that the job of "home-carer for children" seems to attract little respect these days, whether it is a man or a womn doing the job....otherwise why would there be the pressure for single parents to work? and THAT is the change that I regret.