Venting- nanny share family are mess

[Anonymous]

You rotate hosting and pack lunch for your kid on the days it's not at your house? Wouldn't it be easier to just be in charge of feeding both kids when you host, and the other family feeds yours when they do? Half the work!

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think nanny share is the right child arrangement for you. You can't be this petty an nit picky and have it be successful.

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I had a nanny for my own children. She made food for them and ensured they were dressed weather appropriately- that is literally what I’m paying for.

This is not the case with us, we share the nanny and the agreement is to rotate hosting and we bring our kid ready for the day. So far I was willing to ignore their sloppiness but I am convinced they didn't get back to the nanny assuming as always we will feed their child. The fact they they had no courtesy to acknowledge and thank us validates my point. We all are busy and it's a hustle to raise kids. Going forward they are on their own. Like I said in my point I was venting and now feel better 😄

How much is it really for you to give food to a toddler? Toddlers eat very little so why not just provide the food or have them pay $20-30 a month to cover the cost.

Wow so much defending of the lazy parent, we also work and have demanding job it requires me to make time to cook for that child who by the way eats a lot. It should not be on me or may be overall parenting standards are low.

It's not in our nanny agreement to cook for the kids.

Darn DCUM likes to defend lazy parents it seems.

No, it's the same posters that love to criticize OP parents that can afford nannies. Ignore.

OP can't afforfd a nanny. That's why she is in a nanny share, which is more like a home daycare situation and requires flexibility and less bean counting.

[Anonymous]

There are a lot of options here besides getting annoyed at them. Be solution oriented. Let me guess, you've gotten that feedback at work too.

[Anonymous]

Usually a nanny prepares a hot lunch for the kids at the host home. Its weird for you both to be packing lunches. The whole point of a nanny over daycare is convenience.

[Anonymous]

OP is nickling and diming and fuming over ten cents worth of pasta and two strawberries.

She does not have the right temperament for a nanny share. She needs to pay for her own nanny or do daycare.

[Anonymous]

I honestly can't imagine giving a second thought to providing food if needed to a toddler who is in my home and with my child nine hours a day. Its one egg and a banana and 3 crackers or something. GMAFB.

It sounds like OP is from another country. Are there countries with reputations for being stingy with food?

[Anonymous]

The other family sound so very inconsiderate!

Would it be possible for you to find another family to do your nannyshare with?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I honestly can't imagine giving a second thought to providing food if needed to a toddler who is in my home and with my child nine hours a day. Its one egg and a banana and 3 crackers or something. GMAFB.

It sounds like OP is from another country. Are there countries with reputations for being stingy with food?

Why the shade on other countries? Plenty of Americans are holier than thou and stingy AF.

[Anonymous]

Just get a stroller blanket that ties to the stroller and covers them both.
How hard and expensive is an extra 1/2 sandwich and a couple,apple slices or whatever?

I did many nanny shares as the nanny and often bought the food myself. When the kids are young it’s so much easier if the kids are eating the same thing. Some parents would rotate who brought food. One would drop off a jar of spaghetti sauce and some pasta and snacks. Another would bring hot dogs annd Mac and cheese or whatever. Easy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You sound petty. I'd be annoyed that the other family is not organized, but not to the point that I make a post about it on DCUM. Also, why don't you bring it up with the other family? Send an email and share your concerns and see what they say.

They want it to be see. Here by the other family. OP is a shamer

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Anonymous wrote:Frankly, the nanny should provide these things and hand their employer the receipt.

I think this is an excellent way to handle it.

What? Who are you people?

[Anonymous]

Just find a nice home Daycare