Pony up the check.
And while you’re at it, double it.
The annual Salary.Com survey is out just in time for Mother’s Day. Since I work outside the home, I’ll give you that figure first: $68,405.
And I have two kids, so please double it!
That’s how much compensation I would earn if moms were paid the “market value” for their chores, including housekeeping, driving, running the household and caring for little ones.
Moms who care for their littles around the clock would earn $116,805.
Bring on the dough: I’m going on vacation!
Of course, what I’m paid is worth much more than that. I earn hugs and kisses and loves and cute little handprint-pictures sent home this week from school. I get to see them make their “firsts:” words, reading a book (my son did it by himself this week!), riding a bike, mastering a scooter.
Sometimes, like any job, we run into battles. But we get through it because we’re family.
And that is priceless.
