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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I posted the original question asking about the cost of a nanny and am surprised how quick to judge many of you are. I did not ask for specifics because I am literally at the very beginning of this process and have no idea what I'm currently looking for. What I would have wanted was a supportive community of other parents who could possibly help explain that there are many differences in nanny prices based on all of these types of approaches you've put out. It would be nice if everyone could be a little more assuming of goodwill and take a breath before jumping to conclusions that new parents just want justification to hire sub-par child care, as if we don't care about our children as much as you do. Please try to be kinder to new parents who are trying to navigate something very complicated and new that might be something that you are used to.[/quote]

I agree as well.

Frankly, I don't think OP's post is helpful. People don't know what they are looking for and this is exactly the place to ask those questions and have a chance to crowd source the answers. Most of the arguing over rates here is because there are a few persistent nannies who want to drive up rates and a few MBs who get annoyed at new parents being taken advantage of by inflated (and untrue) rates. Both sides have a point which is probably why the arguing never stops. That said, there are many more reasonable people who answer those posts and you will get an indication of market rates over the course of a thread. This will be helpful to parents looking for a nanny.

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Your denial of reality is not helpful to anyone. While every profession has its average wages, there are also individuals who outperform your average workers, and they earn more. If you want better than average, you pay better than average. This is only common sense and we all know it.[/quote]

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