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How modern fathers are different from old-school fathers

How modern fathers are different from old-school fathers (Photo: iStock)

A few years ago, homesteads were more cheerful when fathers were absent, their usual time of arrival being between 6 and 8 pm.

Children in these households recall how the house would fall silent after their father's arrival, and some of them would be forced to run out of the living room and go to bed.

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