Resources Youth & Singles Pre-married Couples Married Couples Parents & Families Step Families Marriage Investors Northwest Marriage & Family Movement The Campaign Community Transformation Plans Regional Marriage Promotion Leadership Training & Resources National Movement Learn More Our Mission Our Board & Staff Premier Partners Ways to Support Media & Publications Issues & Research Articles Employment Opportunities Speech Request Contact Us A Mom's Job Description - Part 1 May 8, 2003  Click to hear the show.  Requires the RealPlayer from RealNetworks. Transcript In the summer of 1914, the great explorer Ernest Shackleton set out to cross Antarctica by boat. To recruit his men he had run an ad that read: Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages. Bitter cold. Constant danger. Long months of darkness. Safe return doubtful. Twenty-seven men actually signed up for the job. Compare that to this job description: Woman wanted for emotionally hazardous and physically exhaustive journey. No financial wages. Unavoidable disappointments. Frequent risk. Must cook one to five meals a day. Deferred compensation. Phenomenal responsibility. Answers to Mom." Hey, let’s never forget this happens to be the most important job in the world. And the rewards include the joys of love given and love returned, and the satisfaction of shaping lives of infinitely valuable small human beings. To you mom, thank you! You deserve more honor than we give you. What station did you hear us on? --choose one--KACS FMKARY FMKBAM AMKBBO AMKBSN AMKDRM FMKEDO AMKELA AMKGY FMKGY AMKITI FMKITI AMKJOX AMKKSN FMKLAY AMKLRFKLTR FMKLYK FMKMAS AMKMBI FMKMBI AMKMLW FMKNCW FMKOLU FMKOMW AMKONA FMKONA AMKOZI FMKOZI AMKPDQ FMKPDQ AMKRQT FMKRSE FMKSBN AMKSPL FMKTSL FMKUJ AMKULE FMKULE AMKVAN AMKWIQ FMKWIQ AMKWPZ FMKXDD FMKXLE FMKXLE AMKXLY FMKXLY FMKXLY AMKZBE FMKZNX FMKZOE FM Its Your Turn... please give us your comments, questions, or suggestions for family matters. (response limit: 1000 characters)