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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Besides, where did I say that he deserved "no credit?" It's you who said that his job was solely for his enjoyment. Most people who are in the "helping" fields do it for themselves *as well as* for those who are at the receiving end.
And no, I don't see an emotion on your post.
If I had not gotten pregnant when I did then I could not have gotten out of the Air Force at that time, as I still had about a year left on my contract but when my enlistment was up it is possible that I would have SAH because some of those things on my list would still be issues even without kids.
And I also believe this is dependent upon the personality of the individual child, some of whom (many?) simply wouldn't do well in care at all--Velcro babies just aren't that unusual. They aren't typical, but there are enough of them to be acknowledged as an issue in deciding on other care in ANY form.
Good post! (Yours, not mine :)
No need to get so defensive. I believe you, I just think its odd that its so expensive in Minnesota compared to the cost of living.
" Though real estate in Minnesota quite reasonable, child care is not. We paid more for child care than my SIL who lives in Fairfield County, CT.... a place quite on par expense-wise with NCal."
Yes, I know Fairfield County well. I own a house in Stonington, CT, and grew up in Darien and NYC.
" One reason our labor costs are higher is that we do not have the immigant (legal or otherwise) population that many other areas of the country do."
Yep. Absolutely a factor here in NCal.
"We chose to pay our nanny on the high end of the scale because when she was working for us, we had three very young, very closely spaced children. You know the old saying, "You get what you pay for...." We interviewed nannies that we could have paid $14.00-$16.00 an hour, but we didn't feel comofrtable with them. We hired our nanny because she was the best fit for our family. So IMO, it's not odd at all."
Glad you are happy with her. I'm thrilled with our nanny who we pay $8 an hour. She's worth much more than that, IMO, so that's why we give her a bonus, paid vacation, etc. -- even though we don't have to.
Nope. All are Mexican Americans. A plus, IMO, as we'd like our children to be bilingual.
" Do they have green cards?"
Yes, of course. How else would we legally employ them?
" Do they drive? Are they graduates of accredited nanny schools?"
All drive. None are graduates of nanny schools, to my knowledge. My nanny is certified in CPR and infant CPR. That's what really counts to me.
Au pairs are students. I'm not talking about students. I'm talking professional nannies."
Fair enough.
Hugs,
Bridget & Ethan (5)
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