Just in time for Mother's Day

This is for all you overworked underappreciated mothers out there. Salary.com has released its annual figure of how much a mother's work is worth in market dollars. And -- drum rolls please -- it's in the six figures.
In addition, the company also calculated how much money a working mom could be paid for her second shift at home -- more than $80,000. I suppose that should make me feel vindicated, but it really doesn't. As I told a friend earlier this week, parenting is the kind of job that demands performance evaluations every day but offers no merit pay.
A little recognition and respect could go a long way, though.