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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's no way that I would convince my husband, or that I could even convince myself, that paying our nanny to be at home without the kids for 30 hrs/wk makes sense if she's not doing 25 hrs/wk of housework (lunch break factored in). It just does not make sense at all. There's aftercare. There are annual memberships to companies that send temp nannies to your home if something falls through last minute. There's winter break, spring break, and summer break camps with after care. There are backup care centers. And for the handful of days per year when none of that works for you, there's also your own sick leave - DH & I have yet to find a day when it was a disaster for both of us to miss work and shuffle around some appointments when our backup care wasn't available.

All of those options are tens of thousands of dollars cheaper per year than having a nanny. If you're paying that much more, you expect to get that much more. OP, you do not owe it to them to do their housework if you feel it's beneath you, but they will expect something to be done with those 30 hrs or they will figure something else out. Do you have a degree? Maybe you could do some curriculum development for a supplemental education at home program for the kids - that would use up some hours in the week. Good luck to you![/quote]

In OP's case the twins are in half-day kindergarten -- where are you getting 30 hours a week?

[b]I never wanted my kids warehoused in aftercare or subjected to a temp nanny they never met before (especially when they are sick!).  For us, with children 10 and 7, having a full time nanny to take the kids to after school activities/lessons and having a loving nanny care for them when they are sick (nanny has been with us for ten years) is worth it's weight in gold.  Plus our nanny has substituted five hours a week during the week to give us a night out. [/b] [/quote]

Take note: this is a good mother and a good employer.  Her children have the stability of a longterm nanny and the employer has the coverage she needs.  [/quote]

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