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There was a show on PBS called Frontier House where families had to live like pioneer families in a one-room cabin. In the end the kids all loved it, the men generally loved it because they were out chopping wood and hunting and providing for their family, but the wives hated it because it was just housework all day long.
The saddest moment at the end was one of the kids in the rich family saying basically “Now that we’re back in this giant house - we hardly see each other anymore. I miss when we were all in one room.”
I have a feeling a lot of families are going to come out of this much more bonded with their kids and better able to handle time together - once they get over the initial adjustment period. Except for the poor kids with abusive parents who have no escape now. Ugh.
I could see lots of other weird revelations, changes in family dynamics, and unforeseen outcomes coming out of this.
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