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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are two teleworking parents, not essential, and feel ZERO shame about having our nanny continue to come in. We trust her to social distance as much as us (and frankly, if you DON’T trust your nanny to social distance, barring extenuating circumstances like a spouse in healthcare, why are you hiring someone with such poor judgment??)

Both families do 1x/week grocery shopping and walks. That’s it. No take-out, no nothing. DH and I feel it’s important to maintain our health and sanity. We have demanding jobs with meetings all day and if we had to work AND take care of the kids it would result in:
1) Lack of sleep for us, as we would have to stay up late to finish work, resulting in a compromised immune system
2) Increased stress and bickering and unhappiness, as we would have to fight over who gets to attend which meeting and who cooks, etc.
3) Reduced physical activity and increased screen time for the kids, which is not good for their sleep, and therefore immune system

We looked at the trade-offs and realized it makes more sense to have our nanny keep coming. I would encourage everyone else to think about this trade-off as well.

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Same here. The increased risk exposure to our nanny and ourselves by continuing the share is extraordinarily small, particularly in light of the more recent research clarifying that the virus’s half life begins to degrade on surfaces pretty much immediately. Whereas the benefit to us and our child is immeasurable. [/quote]

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