Full-time Nanny with SAHP - Why?
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Full-time Nanny with SAHP - Why?
| Tue, 02-10-2004 - 6:41pm |
Something I've often wondered about, but never had the opportunity to ask. Why do SAHM or SAHD need a full time nanny, especially when they aren't working from home. I can easily see the need if the SAHP is a WAHP, but what is the logic for a full time nanny otherwise?
Any comments?

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My points have been that:
1) I don't understand why a SAHM needs a FT nanny to pursue self-fullfilling activities. This doesn't mean I don't understand why a "typical SAHM w/nanny" needs/wants her nanny.
2) You can't compare the FT childcare of a child of a "choose to work WOHM" to that of a SAHM w/a FT nanny who uses that nanny so she can pursue self-fullfilling activities 40 hours/week. This doesn't mean that the former is not comparable to a SAHM who does these activities PT or to a SAHM who volunteers her time.
But IMO, a child can tell the difference between mommy going to work, spending her time volunteering and helping others or taking some "me time" for herself AND mommy leaving to spend all day doing frivolous activities. IMO, a child will (rightly so) feel like a lot less of a priority in the latter situation.
Nope.
Like my post said, all the choose to work WOHMs I know are not like this. They may get some self-fullfillment out of their jobs, but they also use the money earned from their jobs to better their FAMILY, not just themselves.
The women you are describing are not typical "choose to work WOHMs." I don't see these women as any different than a SAHP who leaves their child with a FT nanny so they can pursue strictly self-fullfilling activities.
I don't care about nor judge you for having a nanny for any amount of time.
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Does that mean that SAHMs with twins and help are NOT doing hard work?? Because that's what's implied by that statement.
I'm sure this is because of what I think being a SAHM is all about. To me, there'd be no reason NOT to work if I wasn't spending all the extra time I could with my kids.
I guess that's working for purely self-fulfillment. She must really LOVE her job....
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