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 have a bigger house than I do and have twice weekly housekeeping help.
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I don't either, I believe that not TRYING to pay for college is neglectful. Some people just can't, they don't earn enough money with 2 or even 3 jobs in a family, but if a parent chooses to sah when the kids are in school, or to volunteer over earning money for college, then yeah, IMO they're neglecting one of their duties as a parent.
So was there a counterpoint in there? I couldn't find one.
"it really makes me angry when the great spirit of volunteerism that exists in this country is trashed as selfish and useless." Come on, no one here is doing that and you know it. We're trashing lazy, self serving moms, not volunteers. Get a grip.
I understand low maintenance. I am pretty low maintenance myself. The 3 half days a week my preschooler is gone from the house is plenty of time for me. I just don't think a mother has to give up every second of the day to be with her kids.
Jenna
How do you suppose a PTO in a lower middle class income neighborhood would function if everyone had your philosophy? Would it even matter if the kids had college saved for if there weren't any volunteers in the school or fundraising to make their educations better? (In other words, would anyone even be headed to college if the schools were bereft of volunteers?)
Jenna
One of the posts in this thread specifically mentioned that it was NEGLECTFUL for someone to work on getting important legislation passed becuase her kids might have to take out colege loans. NEGLECTFUL is the word that was used.
There were also previous posts about how selfish women who volunteer are and how they are not benefiting their family at all.
So trashing the spirit of volunteerism IS what this thread was about.
Jenna
So who said she should?
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