Mothers replaceable for about $61K

So much for that mushy greeting-card sentiment of moms being "irreplaceable."

Consumer website Insure.com looked at the various tasks, including nursing, taking care of children and cooking, that a typical family matriarch does. It figured out how much a family would have to spend to pay professionals such as housekeepers, chauffeurs and party planners to do the same things if Mom weren't on the scene.

Her replacement cost: $61,436 a year. That doesn't include the salary that Mom might make at her job.

Insure.com said it based its first Mother's Day Index on Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers.

The biggest single replacement would be a child-care worker. At 40 hours a week for 52 weeks at $9.95 an hour, it makes up $20,696 of the index. It's followed by community service specialists who can plan summer activities, at a cost of $8,726, and teachers, who would fill in to help with homework, at a cost of $7,140.

To see the chart laying out the costs, click here.

latimes.com/theguide/mothers-day/chibrkbus-consumer-website-says-moms-are-worth-about-61k-20110505,0,305833.story

Mothers are needed who will so guide their children that they will regard themselves as a part of the family. Let the mother talk with her children regarding their hopes and their perplexities. Let parents remember that their children are to be cared...When the mother has gained the confidence of her children and taught them to love and obey her, she has given them the first lesson in the Christian life. They must love and trust and obey their Saviour as they love and trust and obey their parents. The love which in faithful care and right training the parent manifests for the child faintly mirrors the love of Jesus for His faithful people. Adventist Home pg. 197, 200

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