Stay-at-home mom’s work worth $138,095

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  • hippiemom
    hippiemom Posts: 3,326
    cutback wrote:
    http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k16/cutback32/random/Procrastination.jpg

    :p
    Heehee! :D
    "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 1963
  • farfromglorified
    farfromglorified Posts: 5,701
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    There's no price on being alive...

    Of course there is. What did you pay for your food today?
  • surferdude
    surferdude Posts: 2,057
    SuzannePjam wrote:
    Stay-at-home mom’s work worth $138,095
    Does this mean a stay-at-home dad is worth $158,809?
    That's $138,095 + 15% gender difference because a man does the job better. ;)
    “One good thing about music,
    when it hits you, you feel to pain.
    So brutalize me with music.”
    ~ Bob Marley
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    farfromglorified wrote:
    Of course there is. What did you pay for your food today?

    then what's with this:
    farfromglorified wrote:
    "Priceless" is actually the operative word here. This article hinges entirely on Marxian economics and its Labor Theory of Value. And that theory is, well, stupid

    weren't you saying motherhood/parenting has no monetary labor value? then how does life have a price tag if motherhood doesn't?
  • Rushlimbo
    Rushlimbo Posts: 832
    farfromglorified wrote:
    Of course there is. What did you pay for your food today?

    Staying alive and being alive are different.
    War is Peace
    Freedom is Slavery
    Ignorance is Strength
  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    farfromglorified wrote:
    Of course there is. What did you pay for your food today?

    taken out of context....life is priceless...no monetary figure equates to it.
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • crittables
    crittables Posts: 342
    surferdude wrote:
    Does this mean a stay-at-home dad is worth $158,809?
    That's $138,095 + 15% gender difference because a man does the job better. ;)


    well duh, that goes without saying


    while i'm sure being a stay at home mom is very rewarding, i'm not interested in doing it unless i'm actually getting $158,809 a year for it.
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    crittables wrote:
    well duh, that goes without saying


    while i'm sure being a stay at home mom is very rewarding, i'm not interested in doing it unless i'm actually getting $158,809 a year for it.

    i shoulda make that at a big firm outta law school... ever considered a career as a trophy wife? heheheehe... sorry, couldnt resist!
  • crittables
    crittables Posts: 342
    soulsinging wrote:
    i shoulda make that at a big firm outta law school... ever considered a career as a trophy wife? heheheehe... sorry, couldnt resist!


    totally inappropriate:)

    but seriously, as long as there are economic benefits (like my husband making lots o money) to watching those little shits all day every day, sure i'll be a stay at home mom
  • boxwine_in_hell
    boxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    What is a stay at home Dad like me worth?
    one foot in the door
    the other foot in the gutter
    sweet smell that they adore
    I think I'd rather smother
    -The Replacements-
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    i'll be expecting payment forthwith. my account number is 385786#### :p
    personally i think that should be PER child. :D


    boxwine_in_hell wrote:
    What is a stay at home Dad like me worth?

    the same as a stay at home mum. :) cause really just like the stay at home mums, you're priceless.
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • tobbac
    tobbac Posts: 234
    per child works here too...shoot ill even take it in american....
    You ain't-never seen no one like me
    Prevail-regardless what the cost might be
    Power-flows inside of me, you can't bring me
    Never-fall as long as I try
    Refuse-to be a part of your lie
    Even-if it means I die, you can't bring me
    You...can't...bring...me...down!
  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    hippiemom wrote:
    That is correct. I am a world-class procrastinator, so I know. I've been unable to find anyone willing to pay me a damn thing for my finely honed skills.
    Procrastinators Unite!....tomorrow. :)
  • SuzannePjam
    SuzannePjam Posts: 411
    MOM - JOB DESCRIPTION

    This is hysterical. If it had been presented this way, no one would have
    done it!!!!

    POSITION :
    Mother, Mom, Mama, Mommy, Momma, Ma

    JOB DESCRIPTION:
    Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an,
    often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call. Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities.
    Travel expenses not reimbursed. Extensive courier duties also required.

    RESPONSIBILITIES:
    The rest of your life. Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily,
    until someone needs $5. Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly. Also,
    must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule and be able to go from
    zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat in case, this time, the screams from
    the backyard are not someone just crying wolf. Must be willing to face
    stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair,
    mysteriously sluggish toilets and stuck zippers. Must screen phone calls,
    maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects. Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of
    all ages and mental outlooks. Must be willing to be indispensable one
    minute, an embarrassment the next. Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated
    devices. Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. Must
    assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product.
    Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work
    throughout the facility.

    POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT &PROMOTION:
    Virtually none. Your job is to remain in the same position for years,
    without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, so
    that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you

    PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE :
    None required unfortunately. On-the-job training offered on a continually
    exhausting basis.

    WAGES AND COMPENSATION :
    Get this! You pay them! Offering frequent raises and bonuses. A balloon
    payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that college
    will help them become financially independent. When you die, you give them
    whatever is left. The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is
    that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.

    BENEFITS :
    While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement,
    no paid holidays and no stock options are offered; this job supplies
    limitless opportunities for personal growth and free hugs for life if you
    play your cards right. :)
    "Where there is sacrifice there is someone collecting the sacrificial offerings."-- Ayn Rand

    "Some of my friends sit around every evening and they worry about the times ahead,
    But everybody else is overwhelmed by indifference and the promise of an early bed..."-- Elvis Costello
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    crittables wrote:
    totally inappropriate:)

    but seriously, as long as there are economic benefits (like my husband making lots o money) to watching those little shits all day every day, sure i'll be a stay at home mom

    i feel the same. if i marry a corporate ceo one day i have no qualms being mr. mom. i love kids. and im a bit anal so keeping the house clean would be cool with me. it's the cooking i struggle with... :)
  • MrBrian
    MrBrian Posts: 2,672
    If the child she raises grows up and ends up making say 2 million a year, it's fair to say that the mother is partly responsible for that since it was her who raised the kid. so the mother is worth the amount the child earns per year.

    But then if the mom is a dead beat yet the child still grows up to make 2 million a year, can the mother still take credit for it?

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