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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like this too, sorry nannies. We're human, too.[/quote]

That is why a backup plan is so crucial! Your nanny shouldn't be expected to never need a day off, and its your responsibility to handle it when she does. If you don't want her to try to get you to say it's okay, don't make her feel like it's not. Sorry, but this is really a problem of your own creation. [/quote]

I'm not the pp, but my back up plan, and I am guessing a lot of peoples plans include four or five people they know, maybe an agency, or taking off work myself.  This is a lot of phone calls, favor asking, money spent or lost, and not all together stress free. Unless you have one child and retired parent living nearby, no one has free, unlimited back up care.[/quote]

None of these are your nanny's issue. Lots of nanny's have a hard time paying their bills on their paltry pay. It's said over and over again that that burden rests fully on the nanny and not the family. This is no different.

It's your burden to bear, and you should stop guilting your nanny about it if you don't want her to try to make it better. They are her sick days and you don't get to decide for her what is "sick enough" to use them. Maybe she only has the sniffles, but she didn't sleep well, and your child is a PITA on Mondays and she just didn't feel up to it. Not up to you. Get over yourself and try thinking about someone other than  yourself for a 5 minute phone call.[/quote]

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