S/o: how is it social distancing to still have the nanny come?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We trust our nanny, and she trusts us. We take social distancing very seriously, and trust that she does the same. We are basically acting as one large family unit, working together to cut risk and recognizing we share all combined risk.

FWIW, I don’t think it’s that different from having another family that you share risk with. You find your small tribe, and all commit to staying within the tribe.

+1. Our nanny is still coming (thank heavens) and it's a calculated risk we are all willingly taking, that we believe is very small. I think the example you've shared is another reasonable way to approach the situation, OP. Yes, every contact increases risk, especially since most adults are still venturing out to e.g. grocery shop, even if only rarely. But really tightening our social circles at least decreases the risk measurably.

+2 Our nanny is still coming and we trust her whole heartedly. She would never risk her family or ours.

[Anonymous]

I’m a nanny who lives alone and walks to work. I am totally isolated from everyone save my charge and his parents and my once weekly trip (during 60+ hour at 6AM) to the grocery store for all of us. My employers are working from home. We have “closed the loop”.

How can they trust me? The same way that I trust them. All of our health hangs in the balance especially the toddlers.

I think the families allow kids from three different families to play together are irresponsible. That’s three exposures to the grocery store (at the very least) as opposed to our one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So if each family goes to the store it’s like being exposed to the store three times instead of once with kids from different families playing with each other. Plus other interactions that you don’t know about.

And?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So if each family goes to the store it’s like being exposed to the store three times instead of once with kids from different families playing with each other. Plus other interactions that you don’t know about.

And?

And you’re an idiot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a nanny who lives alone and walks to work. I am totally isolated from everyone save my charge and his parents and my once weekly trip (during 60+ hour at 6AM) to the grocery store for all of us. My employers are working from home. We have “closed the loop”.

How can they trust me? The same way that I trust them. All of our health hangs in the balance especially the toddlers.

I think the families allow kids from three different families to play together are irresponsible. That’s three exposures to the grocery store (at the very least) as opposed to our one.

Yep, this. We call it “a closed system”. We see no one else and nanny sees no one else. Great idea on the food shopping, PP. I’ll ask our nanny if DH can get her groceries and limit our exposure more.

I trust her and she trusts us.

[Anonymous]

I’m in a more high risk group than my employers. They can trust I’m being careful.

[Anonymous]

We are ordering all groceries/ household items for delivery and sharing with our nanny so she doesn’t need to go to the store. She lives alone, drives to our house, and barely leaves her home right now when she is not with us. We are doing the same.

[Anonymous]

It's all percentages and probability. If you want 100% for your family, go into quarantine. For the rest of us and the common good, every choice to isolate in ways we didn't before helps at the aggregate level. We may get sick but it stems the larger contagion.