why don't more SAHMs become nannies when kids are in college?

[Anonymous]

For me I'd reather find another 60K job outside my field than do the infant diaper changes/nap schedules/limited independence again.

I would nanny for potty-trained 3 year olds and up though. I don't mind driving for pick-ups and activities. I think I'm even better suited to be a household manager.

You never know what the future holds...

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Anonymous wrote:They are lazy. Duh. Hard to work after hanging out for a few years.

Most SAHMs are useless and unemployable. I can’t tell you how many are in our neighborhood, yet still have cleaning services, lawn services, nannies, and countless other contracted services to avoid doing any work.

LOL - moms don't stay home to mow the lawn.

Or trim their bush

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Liability risk. It's very risky to watch other people's kids. A tiny in-home daycare with five little ones sounds fun until you consider the risks.

Nope.

When my kids went off to college, the last thing I wanted is to start over with little kids and diapers. When your kids are launch, it's time to do whatever you want. I got creative with my art projects, did DiY projects, volunteered and took some weekend trips with DH. I earned it. I have a college education +. If I wanted new career, I would go back to college to study for it or get some training. I wouldn't go clean other peoples houses or babysit after doing it as a SAHM for YEARS.

[Anonymous]

OP, you're hilarious. Why don't you quit your corporate job and raise your own kids? Save $70K per year, it's an easy gig, no?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you're an idiot.

The SAHMs who complain that they can't get a good job after SAH typically aren't moms who need the money -- they want to work but aren't willing to do sh*t work and I don't blame them. If they really needed the money they wouldn't have stayed home in the first place. Duh.

It takes a special person to be a nanny. I don't like anybody else's kids. I only like my own kids and my grandkids. No interest in watching anybody else's kids for money. In fact, I watch my own grandkids for free.

pp is a saint!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are lazy. Duh. Hard to work after hanging out for a few years.

Troll. Go do something useful

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are lazy. Duh. Hard to work after hanging out for a few years.

Or, OP is lazy demanding others take care of her kids when she's not willing to do it herself.

[Anonymous]

This reminds me of an educated professional friend who asked me (a SAHM) if I would be her nanny (two kids in diapers) since I was home anyway with two kids in diapers. It would be so easy she said. I scoffed.

She couldn't hold on to any babysitters or nannies, and her work hours were crazy. She offered $10 per hour, it was a few years ago.

I think she never really spent much time with her kids, so she didn't realize how much responsibility and work is involved.

Don't have kids if you don't have time for them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They are lazy. Duh. Hard to work after hanging out for a few years.

Most SAHMs are useless and unemployable. I can’t tell you how many are in our neighborhood, yet still have cleaning services, lawn services, nannies, and countless other contracted services to avoid doing any work.

I am going to take you seriously. When you go to work, you do one job maybe two and yet you expect SAHM or ( dads) to do all the jobs) you mentioned. How is that fair? We are not slaves! I assume you have nannies, yard service and cleaning service too? Why can't SAHM's? They stay home to raise the children, not mow the lawn. And if you can afford cleaning service why not?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They are lazy. Duh. Hard to work after hanging out for a few years.

Or, OP is lazy demanding others take care of her kids when she's not willing to do it herself.

People shouldn't have kids if they are committed to a demanding career. Pick one or the other.

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Anonymous wrote:Sahm doesn't qualify you as a nanny.

People like nannies with early childhood degrees and the like. I don't have that.
Plus, I'm old. My 50 yr old hips and back can no longer chase a toddler around and I have little energy/desire to change gross diapers or deal with potty training to boot.
And I only like my own kids.

Here is your answers - SAHMs don't like to work. That was the whole point of SAHM.

Here's your answer-being a mom and nanny are not respected jobs. The whole point of being a SAHM is to raise a tiny human to be a productive, loving caring adult human. To be there for their children because they love them! This is not a dig at moms or dads who have to work but, pp is really insulting with "the whole point of SAHM is not to work" YOU ARE WORKING BUT NOT GETTING RESPECT OR PAY.

This is the reason I wouldn't want to nanny because of people LIKE YOU pp

I respected my nannies very much. Did you respect the women who raised your children while you were working out and lunching with your SAHMs girlfriends?

I've never once had a babysitter as a SAHP. Never. On a few occasions/true emergencies, a neighbor stepped in to help and vice versa. My kids went to lunch with me and to doctor's appointments when my husband could not take off. And, when husband started work from home, kids were older so it was a non-issue if I wanted to go out with friends for lunch, which was rare as he'd be home with the kids or they could stay alone for an hour or two.

Let me guess, your nannies raised your kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Because their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices for closing family financial gaps are for their spouses to get big raises.

Most of the SAHM’s I know (myself included) don’t have “family financial gaps.” Sorry to disappoint you.

My kids are not going without anything. We don't have a big house but we spend a fortune on their activities and other stuff and we could afford a big house but why? I probably spend far more on activities for my kids than OP as I have the flexibility to take them, given they are older and activities are right after school.

I think its gross to demand someone else care for your kids when you aren't willing. OP can put her kids in day care. A nanny is a want, not a need. A nanny makes OP life easier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most families who can afford a SAHM are high income. That means the women probably left a lucrative, prestigious career to SAH. Why would she become a nanny?

I don't think you can generalize. I am middle class (like, real middle class, not DCUM middle class) and many, many women I know decided to SAHM solely because their take home pay would've been pretty much nil (or even negative) after paying for daycare for their kids.

[Anonymous]

My SIL does this part time. I loved staying at home, but I don't want to do it under someone else's thumb. I liked it because I could do what I wanted, when I wanted (in regards to child rearing and also structuring my day).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Liability risk. It's very risky to watch other people's kids. A tiny in-home daycare with five little ones sounds fun until you consider the risks.
Nope.

This. I also thought of being a school bus driver but the possible negatives scared me off.