I need a raise
I came across this little gem today:
According to this, as a Working Mom in the Pacific Northwest someone oughtta be paying me about $40K for my mom duties - this is above and beyond the salary my actual employer pays me for the 50 hrs a week I spend at my "day-job".
I have the invoice. Just need to know where to send it to claim what's mine - about $100K plus change at this point. Hello? Anyone out there writing checks for mom duty?
I know, I know... the joy of raising a child are reward enough. And really, who can put a price tag on what my role as mommy is really worth?
18 years of books, toys, clothing, food, transportation, shelter, education/childcare: $425K. (Don't take my word for it - there's a calculator for that too).
Raising a healthy, confident, independent, morally, fiscally, and socially responsible child: Priceless.
Of course, someone forgot to tell Bobbin that "she is reward enough" when she had a massive screaming temper tantrum over her "nite-nite" music at bedtime this evening (and then an even more massive one when we turned the nite-nite music off).
Joy.
Happy. Happy.
Joy. joy.
Comments
I took a look at that calculator. It was only good for the US. I imagine there might be some savings north of the border on things like medical expenses and university tuition. For now, anyway.
Posted by Sarah on May 22, 2008 5:20 AM.Not that you should necessarily be thinking this far ahead, but I remember when I was at Queen's there were a number of students from upstate NY who actually found it cheaper to study in Canada as a foreign student than to go to their local SUNY campus. Maybe that will be true for the high school class of '23, too? ;-)