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Anonymous wrote:Guidance please... We live in MD, as does our nanny. I am essential and my spouse is not. We have two preschoolers, so there is no way my spouse can get his work done as a lawyer when I am at work. Any insight... can we continue to have our nanny come?

DS, of course your nanny can still work

This is ok, even though we are in MD and my husband is not essential?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes the governor office issued guidence about this
. section 2biii I think.for caregiving.

This is section 2Biii. Not sure how this can apply to a nanny. Am I missing something?

Caring for a family member, friend, pet, or livestock in another household or location, including, without limitation, transporting a family member, friend, pet, or livestock animal for essential health and safety activities, and to obtain necessary supplies and services;

Anonymous wrote:Yes the governor office issued guidence about this
. section 2biii I think.for caregiving.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Guidance please... We live in MD, as does our nanny. I am essential and my spouse is not. We have two preschoolers, so there is no way my spouse can get his work done as a lawyer when I am at work. Any insight... can we continue to have our nanny come?

DS, of course your nanny can still work

This is ok, even though we are in MD and my husband is not essential?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Guidance please... We live in MD, as does our nanny. I am essential and my spouse is not. We have two preschoolers, so there is no way my spouse can get his work done as a lawyer when I am at work. Any insight... can we continue to have our nanny come?

DS, of course your nanny can still work

Anonymous wrote:Guidance please... We live in MD, as does our nanny. I am essential and my spouse is not. We have two preschoolers, so there is no way my spouse can get his work done as a lawyer when I am at work. Any insight... can we continue to have our nanny come?

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Anonymous wrote: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.

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.

Anonymous wrote: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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Anonymous wrote: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.

I hope you're giving your nanny a raise while you make her come to work every day, putting her own health at risk, so you can get more sleep.

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Anonymous wrote:Unless you're essential and NEED the childcare, I think you should obey the spirit of the order and let her stay at home.

OP here - yes, I have to work and have no other childcare and no other support. So I wouldn't be able to do my job without her. Our school is required to stay open by DC Gov't so I have to continue working (remotely).

You're working remotely? You can do that and watch your kids like the rest of us. You're selfish making her come in just so things are more convenient for you.

Are you crazy?

What about my post is crazy? Tons of people are working remotely and have their kids at home right now. I'm sure OP is equally capable. She's deemed it not safe for her to be out and about right now, but is okay asking her nanny to take risks she wouldn't take herself, merely for convenience. It's selfish, like it or not. And every business is doing back flips trying to define themselves as essential. Unless OP is a healthcare worker, she's not that essential right now.