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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand how you have multiple nannies but can't afford to cancel this trip and book something suitable for the entire family.[/quote]

THIS! The OP's BS story is that she has spent all her money on this one vacation and it's all non-refundable, and yet, she has two nannies and can afford to pay the regular nanny for a week of 24/7 care (plus overtime b/c I'm sure OP complies with all local employment laws).

Honestly, this sounds like some psych student's attempt to create a new wire-monkey mother narrative.[/quote]

This is such a good point that I hadn’t thought of. OP, any response to this? Clearly this isn’t about the money. [/quote]

Op here. It’s complex and multi factorial. Some factors are-we live in a very low cost of living area so having nannies is much cheaper here than in DC. Also, we get a tax break on the nanny wages which helps. Part of the challenge in just cancelling and doing another trip is financial, another piece of it is work schedule driven-this is the only time that DH can really travel. We can’t just do another trip like this at some other time this year. We could cancel this trip and try to plan another trip, but it couldn’t include plane travel and we live in the Midwest, there’s not a lot of fun things within reasonable driving distance and things are booked at Christmas. Another factor probably is the sunk cost fallacy-we couldn’t recoup the costs we’ve already spent.[/quote]

Stop making excuses.  Take a nanny with you.  You don’t leave one child behind.  [/quote]

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