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According to the 2013 Mother's Day Index, the value of a mom's labor is down from 2012 levels.
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has come down hard on the company's work-at-home policy. She risks losing some good employees.
A cesarean section was just the start of expenses she hadn't expected or had underestimated before the baby arrived.
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Outside the controversy is a more practical question: What does it actually cost to practice attachment parenting?
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It comes to just over $96,000 a year, and that's a conservative estimate.
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