I worked full time in my mom's daycare as a teen, I know exactly what goes into childcare and moms exaggerate it big time. It is an exhausting and demanding job, yes... but so is working in a restaurant, so is delivering pizza. It's funny since a stay at home mom has it easy as hell. you get to stay in your own house...own sofa, kitchen, TV. Plus, the kids sleep for 8 hours and are at school for another 6 hours. How is it so hard? Meanwhile I work full time in a real career with demanding skills that people would kick doors down to try to take from me. The whole movement for moms needing the recognition on the level of a lawyer or doctor is pathetic