Happy Mother's Day

I've been holding my comment on this news (?) story until today.

A full-time stay-at-home mother would earn $134,121 a year if paid for all her work. A mother who works outside the home would earn an extra $85, 876 annually on top of her actual wages for work she does at home, according to a study by the Waltham, Massachusetts-based compensation experts Salary.com. To reach the projected pay figures, the survey calculated the earning power of the 10 jobs respondents said most closely comprise a mother's role -- housekeeper, day-care teacher, cook, computer operator, laundry machine operator, janitor, facilities manager, van driver, chief executive and psychologist.


It is only the selfish and self-absorbed generation of the '60s, the "ME" generation of the '70s and generations since, that need this phony type of validation. While my mother, who is now retired and fighting a re-occurrence of breast cancer, could use the money. She, and the women of her generation, would be insulted and offended that someone would place a price tag on Motherhood.