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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seriously, how did SAHM's keep the household and kids in good shape before the invention of the dishwasher, washing machine?  Kids simply didn't get undivided attention all day- because they don't need it. 
As a mom of 4- you can put baby in bouncy seat and let toddlers run around a couple rooms with baby gates, while I or nanny gets house stuff done.

There is no way I'm coming home from my strenuous 10 hour day at work to just spend the rest of the night doing laundry, cooking and running errands.  That is my nanny's job- and she's awesome and well paid.[/quote]

I am a nanny who handles all kid laundry, grocery shops and makes all their food from scratch, etc.  I do a lot more than most SAHMs today.  But let's cut the good old days crap, please.  The reality is that in the time you're describing before the 20th century, many many working class kids did not survive childhood.  Furthermore, the vast majority of parenting before the last 50 years included tactics that would be cause for CPS intervention today.  Kids were regularly beaten, locked up, starved and molested throughout most of human history.  So let's just talk about the facts of here and now, okay?  Here and now, we have a pretty good idea od what kids need to thrive--sufficient food, loving and responsive caregivers and a clean, safe environment.  Whether a nanny can meet those needs while adding other tasks depends on how demanding the baby is, how demanding the tasks are and how energetic, efficient and experienced the nanny is.[/quote]

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