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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She is telling her boss that most of her efforts go to watching and settling down little Johnny more than her charge Larlo. Mom says “well that’s not right they should be paying you! I’ll touch base with his mom and we’ll get this sorted” you said no and they decided to just cut him out of being supervised by not letting Larlo play with Johnny since he hypes everyone up. It is a pain when a kid with no supervision comes around and riles up the others so you are stuck with another child to control. That said they sound like a mafia extorting your money for “protection” the way you put it.[/quote]

This is it exactly. OP can see her kid walk to the bus stop but not what he’s actually doing at the bus stop. She’s saying that he needs supervision and the nanny is the one stuck doing it. You’re welcome to decline the offer but then expect that limits will be put on your child’s behavior so that it’s not a burden to the adults at the bus stop. [/quote]

NP +1

It’s different if the kids are sitting quietly and calmly waiting for the bus. But OP said they’re usually running around the trees, which surely requires adult supervision. Even if just to handle trips and falls and disagreements. I’m pretty sure OP would be expecting nanny to step in and help out in any sort of emergency as well. I mean, OP isn’t watching every second of every minute until he’s on the bus, and even if she was then she’s not able to get the toddler and baby bundled up and out the door to be there in seconds even if she saw something. I have a 5 year old, preschooler and baby myself and it just doesn’t work that way.

The nanny is babysitting her kid, whether OP wants to believe it or not. People pay babysitters to mind their kids even when 99% of the time there are no emergencies.

Anyway, nanny is right to control her charges and not let them run around and play with the boy.[/quote]

This is it. Mom with a newborn might be called away from the window. You need to be at the bus stop a few min before. Nanny is indeed doing more. Someone calculated that of nanny rate is $25/hr, Mom would have to pay $2 a day. It’s so little that it’s almost inconsequential. But Mom is in denial to think having Nanny is more reassuring to her (peace of mind) and that Nanny does have to do more. [/quote]

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