Hiring my mother as a nanny!

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Anonymous wrote:I think there's a 1900 annual cutoff so we are paying her that plus covering expenses.

The last of the big time spenders, aren't you? Resentment will start immediately. Pay her a decent salary. She is your mother not your slave.

This was her idea... Completely unsolicited. She and my dad's idea to make the payment under the tax threshold. Other than that she just wants to be taken out to lunch, etc. this would not work for everyone but I cannot see my mom getting resentful over it. It's also temporary - basically 6ish months until we get through a major house move with a two year old and a new baby.

Ah. You weren't clear in the first post that this was temporary. Knowing that it's only for a little while may help her get through it more easily than other grandmothers who have tried. If you have a toddler and a newborn, be prepared to hire a mother's helper to give her a hand in the mornings with the toddler, but otherwise it sounds like you'll be fine. Good luck!