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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You seem like you've had your head buried in the sand.  Taking care of small children is hard.[/quote]

OP here.  No one's saying taking care of kids is easy.  But if I recall correctly, the median income for PhD holders nationwide is also around $100K, so it's crazy to me that someone with no training or experience can just wake up one day and start earning that.  DCUM seems to live in a bubble where everyone is a $300K/year lawyer and doesn't realize that $100K is actually a hell of a lot of money.[/quote]

She is making more money than Civil, Structural and MEchanical Engineers make out of college. Good for her.

It is hard to prevent turnover of Nannies. Good pay will help prevent turnover.

I'm paying $31 per hour for adult caregivers for Mom. On top of that we give a $1000 Christmas bonus.[/quote]

It's more than an ICU nurse with a bachelor's degree makes at Georgetown or Hopkins or similar.

Who knew that taking care of a kid was more difficult than two critically ill patients!!   [/quote]

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