Did you have to settle?

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Anonymous wrote:I got all that minus the early childhood education, and they didn't go to school (but we added willing to take the kids to activities). We started out paying $15 an hour. Raise by a dollar each year plus a raise by a dollar when the second kid arrived.

Your nanny is illegal, right?

Firstly a human being can not be illegal. It is never illegal to exist as a living being. But to answer what you meant, no. Duel citizen of the US and another country.

Children born to unmarried women are illegitimate. People who come into this country, or any country, by sneaking in are here illegally.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Firstly a human being can not be illegal. It is never illegal to exist as a living being. But to answer what you meant, no. Duel citizen of the US and another country.

Children born to unmarried women are illegitimate. People who come into this country, or any country, by sneaking in are here illegally.

People who drive above the speed limit are acting illegally. By your rationale, if you have ever driven above the speed limit, you are 'an illegal'.

There are plenty of good people who are in the US without a visa. Most of them work harder than many people born in the US -- after all, it takes a lot of effort and grit to leave one's home to try to make it somewhere else.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm willing to pay for good quality care but haven't seen it yet. Where are you finding these outstanding childcare professionals?

I would say that the best Nannies would come from a GOOD Nanny agency.
One that is very selective on who they accept & has stringent standards to boot.

Not from a childcare website where just anyone w/access to a computer + the internet can post a FREE Nanny profile in like fifteen minutes
and label themselves a "PROFESSIONAL" Nanny.

Not always the case, many of the professional nannies look for work with agencies and online, there is a good chance you will find the same nanny an agency would send you and it will not cost the outrageous fee. It is very different these days as nannies are really good a marketing themselves and do not need a middle person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Firstly a human being can not be illegal. It is never illegal to exist as a living being. But to answer what you meant, no. Duel citizen of the US and another country.

Children born to unmarried women are illegitimate. People who come into this country, or any country, by sneaking in are here illegally.

People who drive above the speed limit are acting illegally. By your rationale, if you have ever driven above the speed limit, you are 'an illegal'.

There are plenty of good people who are in the US without a visa. Most of them work harder than many people born in the US -- after all, it takes a lot of effort and grit to leave one's home to try to make it somewhere else.

So when you hire a nanny, having a clean driving record isn't a requirement? You'd be perfectly fine hiring someone to care for your child (and transport them) if they intentionally speed and drive recklessly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Firstly a human being can not be illegal. It is never illegal to exist as a living being. But to answer what you meant, no. Duel citizen of the US and another country.

Children born to unmarried women are illegitimate. People who come into this country, or any country, by sneaking in are here illegally.

People who drive above the speed limit are acting illegally. By your rationale, if you have ever driven above the speed limit, you are 'an illegal'.

There are plenty of good people who are in the US without a visa. Most of them work harder than many people born in the US -- after all, it takes a lot of effort and grit to leave one's home to try to make it somewhere else.

So when you hire a nanny, having a clean driving record isn't a requirement? You'd be perfectly fine hiring someone to care for your child (and transport them) if they intentionally speed and drive recklessly?

PP's point was not that speeding is wonderful, it's that we don't call people who have gotten a speeding ticket "illegals" as a blanket term. Committing an illegal act is not exactly an uncommon thing, and calling undocumented immigrants "illegals" is dehumanizing and indicative of poor character on the speaker's part.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Firstly a human being can not be illegal. It is never illegal to exist as a living being. But to answer what you meant, no. Duel citizen of the US and another country.

Children born to unmarried women are illegitimate. People who come into this country, or any country, by sneaking in are here illegally.

People who drive above the speed limit are acting illegally. By your rationale, if you have ever driven above the speed limit, you are 'an illegal'.

There are plenty of good people who are in the US without a visa. Most of them work harder than many people born in the US -- after all, it takes a lot of effort and grit to leave one's home to try to make it somewhere else.

So when you hire a nanny, having a clean driving record isn't a requirement? You'd be perfectly fine hiring someone to care for your child (and transport them) if they intentionally speed and drive recklessly?

PP's point was not that speeding is wonderful, it's that we don't call people who have gotten a speeding ticket "illegals" as a blanket term. Committing an illegal act is not exactly an uncommon thing, and calling undocumented immigrants "illegals" is dehumanizing and indicative of poor character on the speaker's part.

Committing a crime is "indicative" of even worse on the illegal aliens part. I would not want someone who intentionally committed ANY crime being responsible for the safety and well being of my children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just wondering whether I need to lower my expectations before setting out to find a nanny. Ideally I'd love to have a nanny who was fully bilingual, had early childhood education and CPR certification, a willingness to do children's laundry, pick up kids from school and perhaps start dinner. Is this too much to expect for $18-20 p/h? Do parents have to compromise on their nanny choices?

that's pretty standard, basic nanny stuff so just keep interviewing until you find someone you click with.
some families in our neighborhood used WHite House Nannies since they didn't have the time or desire to shift through references, meetings, calls, emails, etc.