People say being a mom is a full time job right? WRONG. It is actually the equivalent of two and half full-time jobs. Buzz60's Maria Mercedes Galuppo has more. Buzz60


Hey, moms, I have some news for you. Are you sitting down?

Silly question. You are too busy to sit.

Well, brace yourselves for this earth-shattering announcement: A recent study, detailed in the video above, revealed that the duties of motherhood are equivalent to about 2.5 full-time jobs.

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! LOL! Etc.!

Someone got paid to lead that study? OMG. Where do I send my resume for that job?

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For reasons unknown, Welch's, makers of grape juice and grapey snacks, surveyed 2,000 American moms of children aged five to 12, and analyzed the moms' weekly schedules. Researchers found that the average mom starts working at 6:23 a.m., ends her day at 8:31 p.m., and has 1.7 hours of free time during that shift.

A 14-hour work day? With a nearly two-hour break? OMG. Where do I send my resume for that job?

Average Mom is a slacker!

Seriously, "ends" at 8:31 p.m.? What does "end" mean? We forgot to install the punch clock in our house. So, totally hypothetically, if Average Mom's Exceptional Daughter waits until after 8:31 p.m. to tell her that she needs an avocado for a science experiment the next day, does that mean Average Mom gets overtime for a late-night run to Stop & Shop?


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And what’s with the 1.7 hours of “me time?” What kind of decadent luxury is that? Does that count bathroom time? Or does it mean 1.7 hours of uninterrupted, bon-bon eating, Facebook-checking, meaning-of-life-contemplating, frolicking-through-meadows kind of freedom? 

For real, though, when my editor alerted me to this Welch's study, it was 10 p.m. I had just packed the next day’s lunch and scrubbed some pots. I then put in one more load of laundry, filled out some school forms and other paperwork, scooped out the litter box and "ended" my evening with some relaxing ironing. Kissed my equally hard-working husband good-night and went to bed, dreaming of a 14-hour work day.

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