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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How much are you nanny families making?  We have a household income of $250k and I felt the squeeze of a nanny (we paid $60k / year gross to her).

Also side note I feel that the counter argument “well, then, you should just raise your own stupid kids” gross. Is it just me?  Like it feels extortion-y or made to invoke the inherent feelings of guilt that many working mothers have. There should be a wide variety of options for working parents who have various HHIs. “Raising your own kids” is a perfectly valid choice, but this is 2023 not 1950…[/quote]

There is a wide variety of options.   Apparently you just feel entitled to the one that you want.

And your "this is 2023 not 1950" is more than "kind of gross."[/quote]

“Wide variety of options”… eh. Where I live, people have to get on daycare waitlists at 8 weeks into their pregnancy to ensure a spot at 3 months post partum. People are routinely applying to daycares while trying to conceive. Vouchers for daycares have years long waitlists. People figure it out, but even on these forums, I’ve seen posts from nannies basically saying if you don’t have a nanny, you are screwing your kid’s life. So what is it?  Are daycares ok for the children of nurses, teachers, public servants?  Who are the nannies for?  Big law partners and plastic surgeons?  [/quote]

Wife of a biglaw partner here with a BIL who is a surgeon (spouses are also employed making good money).  We like daycare better, to be honest.  We have done a nanny solely because we didn’t get into daycare for an infant for the reasons you described above.

The thing is, for those with big jobs, the nanny is going to be a pain.  Especially a nanny with a family, life, or hobbies.  We don’t have time for crap like a nanny’s sick kid or her feeling less than/wanting us to care about her.  I need an employee who leaves her shit at the door, works nonstop while on shift, keeps the kids and their areas clean, and maybe even does some activities.  For that, I’d pay $50/hour - but no one I’ve met is worth more than $25.  For 2 kids.[/quote]

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