Poor Laura Petrie. Forced to slave at home, shop, clean house, and raise a child, while her husband enjoys all the privileges of taking the train every morning (then probably, the subway) to go to work, work all day, take the subway and train home at night! Poor Laura didn't know how abused she was. Why she couldn't even have a career of her own! Nope! Not with that bastard husband of hers keeping her tied up with the apron strings.
Pause. Breath.
The Dick van Dyke Show, is a delightful glimpse into a world that is no more, where a family could afford to live in a house, go on vacations, see Broadway shows, etc, etc, on only ONE income. Ah, but that's chauvinism. Well, no, uh... not everyone was raised with the belief that being a housewife/mother was a disgraceful way to live out one's life. In fact, it was once considered healthy, both for society and for individuals.
And, the show is funny. Really, quite funny. So give it a chance and see a planet that is now so very, very far away.
Pause. Breath.
The Dick van Dyke Show, is a delightful glimpse into a world that is no more, where a family could afford to live in a house, go on vacations, see Broadway shows, etc, etc, on only ONE income. Ah, but that's chauvinism. Well, no, uh... not everyone was raised with the belief that being a housewife/mother was a disgraceful way to live out one's life. In fact, it was once considered healthy, both for society and for individuals.
And, the show is funny. Really, quite funny. So give it a chance and see a planet that is now so very, very far away.