Families were all the rage 100+ years ago; your big family was your life. How did it all change?
We left our families behind when we moved from the farms into the city. However, it starts inside the nuclear family.
The cost of raising kids has skyrocketed; therefore, we have fewer children. The kids we do have then get more things.
Now, each child gets their own room, which is the first problem. My brother and I shared a room until the day he left for college.
I had my own room for one year, then left for the Marine Corps. I then had a roommate in the Marines for two years and lived in the barracks for another six years.