Stay-at-home moms have got it tougher than most. Child rearing and managing a household is not a job for the faint-hearted.
I don't know how many moms have told me that, while raising their kids is a wonderfully fulfilling job, it is also an often thankless job. There's no clocking out. There's no quarterly bonuses. There's no end to the workload and no stats to gauge how well you are doing, and it hardly ever gets any easier — just ask this mom.
Yet being a stay-at-home mother or father is a huge privilege. Not everyone can afford to have only one parent go to work so that the other can focus on the home.
So when I heard one man wrote a letter about how he couldn't afford for his wife to be a stay-at-home mom, I expected that reason would be that the family needed another source of income.
What I didn't expect to hear was this: Steven Nelms says he can't afford for his wife and mother of his child, Glory, to stay at home.
If more people thought this way, the world would be a mighty different place. What Steven Nelms has to say about his wife and all mothers is something everyone should hear.
Read excerpts from his letter below, and watch the video to get the full story!
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Nelms wrote in We Are Glory, "I’ve had this thought in my head for a while now. I’ve been thinking that I can’t afford for my wife to be a Stay-At-Home Mom. Now, I don’t at all mean to offend anyone with this post. I just have to say that for me personall
"My wife stays home and takes care of our son every single day. She changes his diapers, feeds him, plays with him, puts him down for his nap, and comforts him when he’s upset. And that’s just the bare minimum."
"I am in no way trying to simplify, objectify, or devalue the priceless love of a mother for her child. But let’s be real. Pay day feels good for a reason. Because you’re seeing your hard work appreciated in a tangible way that lets you 'treat yo self.'
This is Nelms' break down of just some of his wife's duties.
- Cleaning Service: $50-100 per visit once a week = $5,200 a year.
- Personal Shopper: $65 per hour at 4 hours a week = $13,5250 a year.
- Chef: $240 a week = $12,480 a year.
Watch the video to see what Nelms thinks his wife's total salary should be! Hint: it's more than most people make!
