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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, middle school kids can't drive yet and many parents don't get home from work until 6pm or after with a commute.  Unless the kids can walk to their after-school activities, somebody has to drive them.[/quote]

The SAHM can't pick the kid up?[/quote]

I pay people all the time to do things I can do just fine.  Today I rode the public bus when the distance was clearly walkable, bought a loaf of bread I surely could have baked, and ordered some socks online rather than knitting them.  The time I saved allowed me to sleep for a whole six hours last night, and to spend some time talking with and enjoying my teenager.    Money's a little tight, but if I won the lottery tonight the very first thing I'd do is hire someone to scrub my toilets tomorrow.  With the time I'd save, I think I'd get a foot massage and a pedicure.

It is very unlikely that the SAHM "needs" a nanny, just as I don't "need" storebought bread.  It's likely though, that she has found some other use of her time that she values more, whether it's doing something for herself, or volunteering, or giving undivided attention to another child.  Makes sense to me.[/quote]

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