In his first three years of life, my son has garnished $60,000 from my wages. As an auditor on my personal finances I found this sum to be stunning and at the same time, apropos. I put a lot of work into making my son's day a seamless web of caring people, nutritional food, nurturing care, and all around goodness. And while mommy is gone off to lala-work-land, my son has grown into a fine young fellow, mostly out of my direct care.
To be a working mom is to leverage all the good support (both paid and unpaid) to your, and your child's, advantage. This seamless web, however, comes with a cost, one that is at times a hard pill to swallow.
Daycare, 3 years: $50,000
Room, food, clothes, and other ancillaries: $10,000
A beautiful and compassionate son: Priceless.
-- Sent from my Palm Pre
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