I don't know if it's on purpose or not, but when you mention your parents, are you referring to both ? My parents both worked, but not the same amount and not

I don't know if it's on purpose or not, but when you mention your parents, are you referring to both ? My parents both worked, but not the same amount and not at the same periods. The parents of my wife are splitted: one is still working (for pleasure, really) at 64+ and the other never took a long lasting full time job. There might be a question of what we mean by "work", but traditionally the task of sustaining a home and growing kids is not categorized as "work". Defining the purpose of someone through the amount of work goes straight into this issue, and it's my main problem with the idea.