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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just saw the thread on the mom who wants to put it in her nanny contract that the nanny not use her cell phone while baby is awake.

I SAH with a 2 year old, and have two school age kids. I definitely use my cell phone during the day, but I DO try to hold myself to similar standards a WOH parent would hold a nanny - that is, I focus on my kid when he’s awake, so no, I don’t have time for an hour long phone call to chat with my parents, or to drive to pick up random things for the older kids classroom, or whatever. And ideally I’d not set up my two year old in front of the TV so I can workout or whatever else people think SAHMs have to a of time for but would NEVER let their nanny do!

That’s all. I find other SAH parents get that my hands are full, but I’m shocked how many WOHMs think I have all this time on my hands when they simultaneously seem aware that a nanny should be focusing on the kid.[/quote]

OP, you need a reality check.  No one is disputing that taking care of children is hard work.  That's why many of us pay people a lot of money to do it!  But taking care of your own kids is *not a job*.  That doesn't mean it's not hard or tiring.  But it means you're not obligated to anyone else's schedule or expectations.  You don't have a boss dictating anything about your day.  You don't have clients or patients or coworkers expecting you to show up on time to meetings, like most people who are employed.  No one thinks your day is just wide open and leisurely, but you can set your own schedule and basically do what you want.  If you think that doesn't allow you more freedom than someone who answers to a boss, you're kidding yourself. [/quote]

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