Five Interesting Things About Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day, everybody. Almost 100 years ago (in 1918), President Wilson declared Mother's Day a national holiday, and it was celebrated by going to church and writing a letter to Mom. It's now celebrated by going to Denny's and buying 120 million greeting cards. Let's look at some fun numbers.
1. There are 85.4 million mothers here. And we will spend $20.7 billion on them this Sunday.
2. According to Insure.com, the stuff the average mom did at home last year would have been worth $62,985 in the professional world.
3. According to Guiness, the greatest officially recorded number of children born to one mother is 69 by Feodor Vassilyev in Russia. The average American mom will have 1.9 kids.
4. The average unmarried American adult lives 15 miles from Mom. The average married American adult lives just 25-30 miles from Mom.
5. And finally, 73% of American mothers think they are doing an "excellent" or "very good" job (78% of working mothers and 66% of stay-at-home mothers).
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1. There are 85.4 million mothers here. And we will spend $20.7 billion on them this Sunday.
2. According to Insure.com, the stuff the average mom did at home last year would have been worth $62,985 in the professional world.
3. According to Guiness, the greatest officially recorded number of children born to one mother is 69 by Feodor Vassilyev in Russia. The average American mom will have 1.9 kids.
4. The average unmarried American adult lives 15 miles from Mom. The average married American adult lives just 25-30 miles from Mom.
5. And finally, 73% of American mothers think they are doing an "excellent" or "very good" job (78% of working mothers and 66% of stay-at-home mothers).
DiaryOfAmerica@gmail.com
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