I say it every year, but I am so very grateful for my wonderful mother. She inspired my creativity, love of family, good grammar and every lovely thing in my world.
The following is an art installation I created that lists just a few of the things Moms (and Dads) do for their children.
175,200 hours
175,200 is the number of hours parents are on duty
for the first 20 years of a child’s life.They are responsible for 21,900 mealsand 52,000 pieces of clean clothing and accoutrements,
plus 6,378.5 diapers.A parent will offer 51,100 prayers for a child,send them to 2,340 days of K-12 educationand spend approximately
$241,080.00 to rear each child.
Here are 552,927 reasons to call home on Mother’s Day.
175,200 is the number of hours parents are on duty for the first 20 years of a child’s life. They are responsible for 21,900 meals and 52,000 pieces of clean clothing and accoutrements, plus 6,378.5 diapers. A parent will offer 51,100 prayers for a child, send them to 2,340 days of K-12 education and spend approximately $241,080.00 to rear each child.
Here are 552,927 reasons to call home on Mother’s Day.
