Mom's market value? It's nearly $117,000

[psych]

Diane wrote:

Come on ~ all of you ~ a mother at home is PRICELESS!! A mother at home who does it right = 1) a very happy husband who wouldn't want her any other place and 2) children who grow up to be good people, citizens, parents themselves, etc.~ characteristics that are missing in today's society.

I would say that a PARENT at home is priceless, BUT how many families can afford to have one full time parent at home? Not mine, and believe me, we live frugally. I drive a 20 year old car and we live in a modest home. We are both professionals with decent paying jobs. Oh, and I've worked since my son was 4 months old and he's a loving, compassionate, and responsible kid. Those of us who work can also be excellent parents who raise decent kids. I am insulted when people state that only a stay at home mom can raise a good kid.

[CraigsList Personals]

If they included her implied income from "wifely duties", she'd probably earn over $500K....

Seriously, does this survey come from the same group that estimated "March Madness" business costs at something over $3 Billion?

[DCC]

I am sorry, but I did not have kids for the money and don't expect to be compensated for being a mother. It was a choice that I made and never regretted.
If you don't want the responsibility that comes with being a parent, don't have children!

[actually]

Using my handy dandy Florida wage converter that automatically moves the decimal point one place to the left, a Florida housewife should expect to earn $11,700. And since she works in a "right to work state," she can be fired at any time for any reason. Sorry Mildred.

[John]

You can't put a dollar value on a mother. A good mother is priceless to her children. Regarding their contribution to the 'machine' that would result in a dollar value, what a cheap way to put it.

[Liberals Hate Facts]

DCC wrote:

I am sorry, but I did not have kids for the money and don't expect to be compensated for being a mother. It was a choice that I made and never regretted.
If you don't want the responsibility that comes with being a parent, don't have children!

That did remind me of one neighbor lady of mine (different neighbor than the one previously mentioned)...this one had THREE of her own kids...and once quipped to me; "I think the government should PAY women to stay home and raise their kids!"

Uh. Yea. She votes democRAT. Go figure.

That's some people's mindset. They simply know nothing about the economy in which they live.

[jon bonce]

They cook in microwaves use swiffers and think that's clean, don't know what an iron is, yada, yada, yada. Some of them are worth 50 cents!

[overtaxed]

SO I guess this new bogus stat will now be considered in divorce settlements, and a man who makes less than 50k will have to compensate the woman to thhe tune of $117k per year now?!?!?!?!

[Mike O G]

Sorry, but I believe those hours are seriously over estimated. That would mean that they spend every second that they're awake working for their kids. What about when the kids are in school? What about when dad is spending time with them? Maybe mothers of newborns spend 94 hours/week on their kids, but anyone with kids knows that the older they get, the less time we really need to dedicate solely towards them...