Comment by bluGill
20 hours ago
The poor widow living alone is in many stories from old. If there is land to inheirit then someone will but otherwise it isn't assured
20 hours ago
The poor widow living alone is in many stories from old. If there is land to inheirit then someone will but otherwise it isn't assured
In many stories, sure. The norm? No.
Most people who survived to old age had kids, and those kids lived with them and also had kids. Most households were multigenerational.