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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know families like this. The kids love their nannies and sometimes call them "mom".[/quote]

This is odd.  My mom worked a lot when we were growing up.  We never thought a nanny was our mom.  We knew who our mom was.  Even little kids know the difference between a parent and a nanny.  [/quote]

My husband says he knew his mom was in charge, but he loved the nanny more and was more attached to her. Hearing him say that has ensured that we will never have a nanny![/quote]
+1 When I had a nanny, my kids cried when she left for the day.  On one hand, it made me glad how much they liked (loved her). OTOH, it broke my heart how much they liked/loved her.  Little kids get attached to people they spend the most time with.

I told DH we needed to make some changes, that I could not handle trying to give 100% to the kids, our marriage and work.  Our marriage was also not in a great place.

So, we moved to a cheaper house so I could pull back from work and be home with the kids, and I'm not a sahm  type.  It was boring, but we were all generally much happier.

My kids are now in HS/college, and I'm back to work, albeit in a diminished role.[/quote]

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