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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get annoyed but I also sympathize with the moms who stay too long, I just figure they are desperate for adult company! Especially the SAHMs! Another pet peeve of mine is how many SAHMs never let you get a word in edgewise!

But I have had a friend (not from another culture, total wasp), who came for a 9am visit, and left at 4!  At the time I was pregnant with my first, didn't have appropriate toys for her 2 and 4 year old, hadn't expected to feed them all day (I had muffins but thought she would leave by lunch). It was a disaster. House totally destroyed. I was third tri and completely wiped by 2. And we had utterly run out of conversation- it was uncomfortable!  Turns out her husband was working from home that day and asked her to get them out of the house! Wish she had told me that![/quote]

Again---  people aren't mind readers.  If you want someone to leave, you must tell them to leave.  You can do it in a nice way.  It sounds to me like these people who don't leave are trying to be friendly.  Why all the negativity?

Also, I can't stand the talk about lazy SAHMs.  This sounds like nanny culture to say that SAHMs are lazy.  I remember there was a mom who stayed at home and would rest throughout the day.  Her nanny would go around telling EVERYONE, including other SAHMs, that her boss was lazy and just liked to lie around all day doing nothing.  It turns out that this mom had a very serious illness.  It's very destructive and mean to go around saying that SAHMs are lazy.   You never know what is going on with someone.  And nannys, you don't know what happens in that house before you arrive and after you leave.  You sound jealous, resentful and bitter when you call SAHMs lazy.  It makes you look bad to direct that meanness toward SAHMs.  You really need to cut it out.  [/quote][b]

Hit a never did we???  And yes the SAHMs who dump their kids on me to go to the spa and shop are lazy and I'm not being taken advantage of just because I'm a nanny.  I'll drop your little snowflakes back off at your house after exactly two hours because I don't care what is going on in their life, I'm not free childcare so they can go get a blow out.  How dare you, look after your own kids or better yet HIRE YOUR OWN NANNY if you are unable to care for thrm yourself.  I'm not the red cross or some other charity it a drop off center.  How would you feel if someone expected you to do their job for free every week? F that.[/quote]

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