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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve noticed that every woman that wants to bring her kid always says “it worked out great at my last job!”. 
I highly doubt that. If it did, why are they looking for work?  Most families want reliable childcare with people they get to know and trust.  It’s to much of a coincidence in my book, kind of reminds me of the 1960’s song “Saturday night and I just got paid and I a’int got nobody”.. if you were doing so well in your hometown so much why did you move?

I would also not be comfortable with the fact that she didn’t tell you she wanted to bring her son until nearly the end of the interview.  If she hadn’t wanted to bring him, that’s fine, but springing it on you like that “Oh by the way can I bring my son?” strikes me as manipulative. She knew exactly what she was doing and was hoping your emotions would take over, the g-rated equivalent of “thinking with the little head”.

Other people have outlined all the ways this won’t work.  My experience is that the children of these caregivers do not do well.  They are overtired because they don’t get the rest and play they need.  Their moms generally bring them on baby-sitting gigs so they are out well past their bedtimes meaning they are a mess.  They really don’t know what to expect from day to day.

If she had been your nanny before and this was a “my kid’s school has a power outage can I bring him today” or you had two boys who should have been in preschool but aren’t due to covid and both have expressed wanting a pal, maybe aid it’s a big maybe, I’d give it a try.

Remember this woman is there to work for you and to make your life easier.  She’s not a friend doing you a favor.  You aren’t a friend doing her a favor.  This isn’t the schoolteacher who’s kid just happens to go to her school, remember there are strict rules on that too.

And, for those of you who are thinking I’m a mean horrible person, remember the nanny does have options. She can find childcare just like every other working mother has had or will have to do. She can go on welfare, no shame in that.  She can start an in-home daycare or go work at a childcare center.  She can find a childcare job at a kids club at a gym that might be fine with her bringing her kid.  She can find the source of families who always seem to have it work out great.         [/quote]

Are you kidding me?  Where do you think the term " welfare Queen" came from?  There is lots of shame for receiving welfare.  And you need money to start an in home daycare.  [/quote]

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