When I first heard of the term "nuclear family", I thought it was referring to the fact that 20 century families had to deal with the constant fear of losing their family to a nuclear bomb.

23 hours ago

When I first heard of the term "nuclear family", I thought it was referring to the fact that 20 century families had to deal with the constant fear of losing their family to a nuclear bomb.

optissima@lemmy.ml · 23 hours ago

I thought it was that because they were exposed to radiation they couldn’t have more than 2 kids and they had to live in neighborhoods with houses with extra radiation shielding!