Friday, May 06, 2005

Time to blow through some recent media on at-home dads/parents. I can't believe that I have gone all week without discussing the news that at-home moms do $131,000 worth of work a year, according to salary.com. The salary is based on a 100-hour week and considers all the different occupations an at-home parent fills. I'm thrilled that the number is getting some attention, but it's not the first time -- or even the most extreme final salary. Ric Edelman's figure is upwards of $500,000. Seriously.

Of course, you can figure out exactly what you should be paid using this calculator.

Thanks to Chad for sending along this Salt Lake Tribune piece about a thirtysomething dad who took over the family duties while he went and received his college degree.

And Hogan flagged this story (which suddenly disappeared. Link is to Google cache. So look now.). It's a great bit -- that I missed when it first appeared -- about the involved Gen X dad phenomenon. Some strange at-home dad stats (they peg us at 2.6 million), but a wonderful story looking at the full range of involved fatherhood.

You have no reason to believe me, but I think there's a Rebel Dad Radio coming soon ...

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