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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That all sounds cute, PP, but the thing is, however good of a nanny you were with your baby+twins, you would have been a better nanny with just your charge twins. Don't pretend the baby didn't take anything away from them, and don't pretend your baby got no less compared to a one-on-one situation.[/quote]

If you're arguing that you were a better nanny to twins than most nannies are, even though you were also dealing with a new baby 24/7, well, I can't judge that. But don't try to pretend that it was all exactly the same from the MB's perspective - either you're less attentive/involved with her kids or you're doing less around the house. One or the other, most likely both.

- mom of 3[/quote]

You have 3 kids. How do you give them all equal attention when you are with them? [/quote]

Cute, but I never said that I did. The fact is that my older kids had MUCH less attention from me during the first year of baby's life while I was breastfeeding, etc, and frankly pretty exhausted. The house was also a mess, for sure.[/quote]

Another mom of three here. Of course you split attention among the kids. You are also not a paid professional, if that makes sense. We hire nannies to spend time with our children. Just like I don’t spend time with my kids when I am at work, I expect a nanny, another professional, not to spend time with her kids at her work (outside of occasional situations obviously). If she does, then it’s a nanny share with reduction in rates. [/quote]

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