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[quote=Anonymous]My nanny has been with us part-time for almost 4 years.  We live in Loudoun County and pay her $21/hour for 11 hours per week.  Our children are 12 and 9.  In addition to getting them ready for school or camp, she does some light housekeeping (laundry, unloading the dishwasher). She is very reliable and efficient, but clearly prefers housekeeping to child care. I am often there at the same time and do things like pack lunches, lay out clothes, whatever they ask for.

She recently asked me for paid vacation days, holidays, and mileage reimbursement for transporting the kids to camp since she has to go to multiple locations which take her a total of 5 miles out of her way. I feel like she is paid very well considering the ages of my children.  She also has another family she works for, and she works more hours for them and has cared for their kids since birth. I think she expects me to offer the same terms, but to me, it's not comparable, and I hate the feeling of being nickel and dimed, if that makes sense.

Am I being unreasonable?  Thanks for any feedback. [/quote]

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