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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand.  You have a nanny, or maybe a babysitter (not sure the distinction in your mind) who loves your child, works the hours you want, is reliable, but does better when you are clear what you want.

You are thinking of firing her and having a nanny with 40 guaranteed hours a week, in order to save you the effort of asking her on Friday mornings "please change the sheets on his crib".

I think you need to do some long hard soul searching and decide which of the following is more annoying.

1) Paying for many hours of care you don't need.

2) Having to say "please change the sheets", or "please take them to the park"

Let the answer guide your decision.

Or consider the possibility that there may be other nannies in this area who are willing to work less than 40 hours a week.[/quote]

Clearly you are being negative for the sake of.  As I said in my original post, DC's nanny does not take on the added responsibilities of a typical nanny (beyond those of a mere babysitter) in many ways.  I would revise that to say MOST ways.  She is an older lady (mid 50s) who can't seem to get out of the babysitter mindset and needs to be told what to do for almost everything, not just activities and laundry.

Also, I should have been more specific and said that DC's nanny has only ever worked as an ***occasional*** babysitter and that is her mindset.  The distinction between a babysitter with regular hours and a nanny can be blurry, but I hope by specifying *occasional*, you can understand what I am getting at.[/quote]

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