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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, how much do YOU make? That is relevant here. Are you in a career with easy re-entry? Did you sign a prenup and if so what are the terms?

If he is making seven figures, and you would be hiring a nanny so you can do household tasks....why don't you hire someone to do those household tasks? [/quote]

I make around $300k.  I don’t think it is a super easy reentry but estimate I could get another similar job within a year of trying (assuming no recession/ok economy, which of course is not guaranteed), although my estimate becomes more uncertain the longer I’m (theoretically) out of work.

There is no pre-nup.

We have a nanny now, it’s not someone new we’d be hiring, just keeping existing nanny on for another year or two.  This is a completely honest answer that will probably not go over well - the truth is that I do not enjoy being home alone caring for little kids (say pre-2.5 or 3 years old).  If another adult is home at the same time and we can kind of trade off, then it’s totally fine, but not alone.  On the other hand I enjoy housework and do a better job than any of the cleaning people we’ve had over the years, I like grocery shopping, cooking, volunteering at school, scheduling, errands, all those kinds of things.

So basically between the two I’d rather pay for a nanny than a housekeeper.[/quote]

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