What Would Your Mommy Contract Look Like?

Did you know that Mother's Day was created in 1908 by Anna Jarvis on May 10thbut it took 6 years for President Wilson to make it a national holiday? Because I felt I'd done a pretty good job as mom, I renegotiated my contract  last year for Mother's Day and it might be time for another renegotiation. It seems that we moms do a lot for our families with very little thanks or appreciation and I wasn't about to start another year without making some changes to my existing role as mom.

Think about the last time you went above and beyond the call of motherhood for your family. Did you get a lavish reward, a gift, or a "gee thanks mom, you're the best"? It's likely that you didn't. You just went into mom mode and took care of what needed to be taken care of.

Because that's what moms do. We swoop in and handle the big and little problems of the family. We rarely request back up because being a "super mom" is all the rage. Still, if you had to sit down and write up a contract that spells out your duties as MOM, what would you include in it?

For some moms, it might mean more help around the house from her precious little mess makers or even her beloved big mess maker. Even though men do an average of 10 hours of housework a week, they still create more work for their wives (according to a study from the University of Michigan).

Other moms might want a night out, someone else to cook dinner or to have the bedtime stories read to them for a change. (I know that's on MY list).

In any given week we spend close to 20 hours a week just in taking care of a preschool age child. If you have a toddler or an infant you can probably double that number. You probably don't even chalk it up to care because you're busy making forts, playing dress up, or being used as a human jungle gym but it's true and it adds up.

Given the fact that there are over 82 million moms in the United States means that's a lot of worker's comp time if we were ever hurt "on the job".

We are busy women, of that there is no doubt. We go to sleep thinking about our job as mom and we wake up thinking about it.

So take some time this Mother's Day to think about what your contract might look like and post your list of terms here. You never know, we might start a mommy contract revolution!