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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh, OP, you were not going to get a good response on DCUM.  Just know that.

We have a similar HHI, and are in the opposite situation: DH wants us to hire a full time nanny (I’m expecting #3 and SAH), and it’s not what I want.  Mostly because we did have someone come 20ish hours a week for #2 and I felt like the nanny got good baby time while I took care of crap around the house, and I hated it.

You are not at all wrong for wanting to spend the money you have to make life easier, and my DH wants it for us because he knows that if I’m happy and not stressed, our whole family does better. BUT I’ve asserted (and DH is fine with this) that is rather have a 20 hour a week nanny and a 15-20 hour a week housekeeper (we previously just had weekly cleaners) who will do laundry, dishes, and odd tasks.

Perhaps your DH would be more open to hiring someone to do drudgery work, and a half-time nanny?

Regardless, I hate the responses of other PPs here who largely don’t know what it’s like to have a 750k+ income, or are just haters. Yes, a SAHM can survive without any of the help you are looking for - but at that income it’s ridiculous to just survive, you pay for luxuries, and the luxury you want is totally reasonable and would absolutely help both you and DH (and your older child). [/quote]

Some of us are just as rich and much less lazy.  YMMV.[/quote]

Ehhh. She who does the much drudgery does not win a prize. [/quote]

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