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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You do realize that's the scenario we're talking about, not about the few hours a week most of us volunteered when our kids were little which didn't require childcare.
Edited 2/17/2004 6:34:30 PM ET by islimshady
Her English is certainly good enough to articulate all issues around our children, to talk to emergency folks if need be, etc.
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If I didnt work, I'd want a part time nanny, even at $15-17 per hour. But the fact is, no one around here pays a nanny that much so it isnt an issue.
MM (as for "even in NCAL" in terms of cost of living...look at a cost of living index. With the exception of some areas on the East Coast, most of NCAL is extremely expensive, compared to the rest of the country. And San Francisco is still one of the most expensive cities in the US to live. Even with the dot com implosion. And none of my friends and family who live in San Fran pay *their* nannies more than $13 per hour...)
Edited 2/17/2004 7:56:46 PM ET by islimshady
I put my kids in preschool, like most other people, and then did some volunteering in that free time, but I would never have put them in daycare to volunteer, we aren't wealthy enough for that.
Edited 2/17/2004 7:58:36 PM ET by islimshady
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