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I read an article from MSNBC that said stay-at-home mothers in the states would be paid $138,095 on average for her work as a housekeeper, cook and psychologist.
This means that my soon-to-be wife will also be worth $138,095. The first thing I thought to myself is ?? better hide this article from her!!??br />
The article says that the typical mother puts in a 92-hour work week (really??), so 40 hours were calculated using base pay and 52 hours were calculated with overtime. It also says that if the person has a full time job (meaning all 92 hours are overtime), add $85,939 to the number.
Over $200,000! Wow!
Let?? just become house husbands and wives!
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I’ve heard these ideas before, and all it does is try to make people feel better for being stay at home moms.
When are people going to realize that raising children is not a job. It is a huge responsibility, but it’s not a job, occupation, career or anything like it.
You also can’t say what someone “would be” paid. People are only paid as much as someone else is willing to pay them, and no one is going to pay you $138K to raise your own kids.
You also can’t forget that the working parent (in this case the father) also helps out with the kids once he gets home from work (or at least he should). If someone’s going to purport that they should be paid such an exorbitant amount for raising kids, the father shouldn’t then be expected to ever change a diaper or anything.
It should be a team effort and both help out and do what they can. You shouldn’t be comparing and worrying about who does more or less.
-limeade
Wow! That’s a lot of money, but like you said, people are only worth what others are willing to pay.
Obviously people will have a hard time finding a way to get paid $138,095 for being a house mom. However, my mom had been a house mom ever since I was born and I wouldn’t trade $138,095 a year for anything other than her being my full time mom.