I read somewhere that at some point Congress considered finding a way to compensate for stay-at-home caregivers but there was no way to accurately gauge the work. Recently I’ve come up with a few ways we could begin to make home-making something where payment matched the scope of work.
Price per:
1. Pairs of shoes picked up daily. (This could be pennies and I would still make a fortune).
2. Times I hear “Mama, watch!”
3. Trips up the staircase to give a baby the binky.
4. Unloads of the dishwasher
5. Repeats of the phrase, “pick up your banana peel/cars/crayons/SHOES.”
Payment for cleaning up poop should be double, such as holiday pay.