Housework
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Anonymous
You’ve never met my kids as infants! |
Anonymous
Amazing. You are such a huge help to your family. Your one of the many nannies asking for +28.00 an hour aren't you! |
Anonymous
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Our Nanny in DC does the following
* Cooks 1 or 2 dishes * Takes care of our infant son * Does Laundry for Infant son All this for 15.00 an hour. Not bad |
Anonymous
As a Nanny, I charge extra for tutoring and helping them with homework. I suggest you charge on a per-subject basis! |
Anonymous
On the books, PP, or under the table? |
Anonymous
You’re not “your” and I think you wanted to end that last sentence with a question mark and not an exclamation. And yes, I currently earn $27 an hour. |
Anonymous
Good thing you have an ADVANCED college degree to help them count to 60, and spell simple words or read a book. Good Grief. 
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Anonymous
My humble apologies. If I had known that you were going to attack my writing style, I would have spent more time proof reading it. Congratulations on making 27.00 an hour, you and I are no different. We both leverage fear to extract money from our clients  . Don't worry, i doubt our family actually logs into this forum, so their ability to argue for more and pay less is not option.
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Anonymous
On the books. We keep everything LEGAL. I may run for office. |
Anonymous
You don’t know the difference between “your” and “you’re”. Do you consider your ignorance part of your “style”? Thanks for the hearty laugh! |
Anonymous
Homework/helping is part of your job. Bizarre. |
Anonymous
Not always. And what I find “bizarre” is that you keep pretending to know what is and is not a part of a total stranger’s job. |
Anonymous
No, I don’t have an advanced degree. I do have years of tutoring experience working with over 100 kids, years of nannying experience, and years of experience of helping families find a better way forward. I know how to evaluate for kinetic, visual and auditory learners, and then teach those children the things they need to learn in way that the teacher can’t with others in the classroom. I know how to incorporate learning into normal playing words th infants and toddlers, giving those kids an advanced start (which may or may not equalize later, no way to know until years later). I know how to teach a child to look for the ways that their diagnosis is a good thing and ways to manage the outward signs so that they can function better around people who don’t know and won’t care that every single day is a struggle. I know how to turn chaos into calm routine in under a month. I know how to help children learn to evaluate when to ask for help first, try things for themselves first and when to just push through. I am physically capable and have the experience to teach a children body control through fun exercise and tons of gross motor drills. I have enough knowledge and experience to know how to tell the difference between ODD and sass, tantrums and meltdowns outside of a child’s control, and how to minimize both the number and duration of occurrences. I also know how to tweak a child’s diet to minimize both physical and mental/emotional struggles. I have patience that has no end if a child is still trying, and I don’t give up or lose my calm, which helps children regain their sense of calm sooner. Now, please tell me, do you think your micromanaged sitter can do even a fraction of that, even with a clearly laid out schedule and curriculum? |
Anonymous
| I do quite a bit even though I don't have to. My MB is a single mom in a high pressure career. She has enough on her plate and has been good to me, so I like to do what I can to make her life easier. It's not that big of a deal for me to do the laundry or run the vacuum while the kids are napping. |
Anonymous
Same. My employer’s husband is deployed. I do more than asked and more than I am contracted to do to help her out. |