Can somebody explain the term, “showa no ka chan “ to me?

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1. Showa refers to the 63 years from 1929. Kachan is a slang term for mom.

2. Showa is a name of an era ranging from 1926 to 1989. (Current era name is Reiwa.)

   Ka-chan is a way to call a mother, like mom, mommy, etc.

   So Shōwa no ka-chan would refer to a mother from that time period, probably pointing to their motherhood style or general living style.

3. I understand that, I’m looking for a deeper meaning to the phrase when used by a native speaker

4. Showa is used to describe someone as old-fashioned. There are older people who have more modern or progressive views, but if you’re still stuck in the old ways, then they might call you showa.

5. Someone like Chibi-maruko chan’s mom.

6. It’s the Japanese version of what we might call “an eighties mom”

7. A common mother who has many children in the postwar Showa era, is dynamic, caring, and has real power in the home. Such is the impression one gets from the word.