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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like people saying “just outsource” haven’t really tried to do it before.  
Yeah.  We would all like to hire someone to work from 2-6pm every day to watch kids after school, drive them places, do a couple of loads of laundry, and get dinner started.  But there aren’t a lot of people who want to do that.  [/quote]

Part-time afternoon nannies or babysitters can be hard to find during the school year, I agree.  But part-time housekeepers who don't watch kids are not hard to find.

OP can easily afford a housekeeper to come 10, 15, 20 (whatever she wants) hours a week who can do her laundry, cook several meals, run errands, tidy up, organize closets, you name it.  And OP can drive her own kids to activities, it's not the end of the world -- mix in some carpools if you can.

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It isn't hard to find someone to work from 2-6 if you can pay them an hourly wage that gets them close or at fulltime work. They can usually drive as well. Plenty of people with $$ like OP can find these folks.[/quote]

LOL!  Well, ok, but that's dumb!  If a family is paying someone the equivalent of fulltime work, then obviously the family should just hire a fulltime nanny.  Why wouldn't they if they are paying that rate anyways?  I'm sure you can find plenty for them to do while kids are in school, and then they are coverage for days off school, sick days, etc.  That's an option too, OP, just hire a fulltime nanny/house manager.

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a 30ish hour per week nanny manager is cheaper than our fulltime nanny was (fulltime nanny did not drive). We needed our fulltime nanny for over 50 hours per week. Now that the kids are in ES, our nanny manager starts working around 2p and ends at 7p. She can drive, does organization stuff, makes kids dinner, grocery shops. Doesn't clean, but we have once per week housecleaning service for heavy cleaning.[/quote]

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