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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Sure, you can find a housekeeper who will clean up after adults and make sure your kids don't die on her watch, or you can hire an actual nanny and a housekeeping service.[/quote]

This is utter BS. Our nanny is wonderful with our kids and does light housekeeping for part of their nap time. It does make a big difference in your quality of life. When I come home I can play with my kids, make dinner, read to them, and then finish up the dinner dishes and some work and go to bed. I'm not vacuuming the house instead of playing with them. I'm not spending an entire day in the house on the weekend working through a mountain of laundry.

Our house is already organized so there is no need for a nanny to be organizing things 5-10 hours a week. The daily upkeep that she does keeps the house neat so that it stays organized. She doesn't come into a mess on Monday because everything piled up over the week and we went out of town rather than cleaning.

Frankly, this is one of the biggest advantages in having a nanny. I don't need to worry about missing work if the kids have a cold. I'm not exhausted from doing laundry all night or on weekends. My house isn't a mess because I don't have time to keep up. Our preschool has a very good aftercare program so next year we could let her go but the value she brings is too great to do this. In contrast, I have a neighbor who can't wait for her youngest to go to preschool/aftercare in the fall because the cost of nanny is a huge waste for her. She has a nanny like you who does what she enjoys or nothing. [/quote]

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