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[quote=Anonymous]Ok OP, I understand you’re frustrated.  I think you’re being a tad dramatic though.

There’s no way that baking cookies was for the baby.  Babies don’t eat cookies, nor do they help make them.  If you had said that you were banging pans with the baby and MB said it was too noisy, I’d be more sympathetic, because at least that would be more age-appropriate.

At an infant level, walking the same route every morning as part of a routine at the same time every day is very, very good for a child.  You can talk about the things that stay the same, the things that vary day-to-day and the passing seasons.  An afternoon outing that changes daily and permission to drive the infant sound great to me!  But again, the outings should be about the child, not you.  And she has a right to know where you’re going, though I err more to a shared calendar than constant texts.

Naptime is prime time to take out the diapers or start a load of baby clothes, obviously while carrying the monitor.  If, after you get child-related chores done, you want to relax and do some web surfing, nbd.  But I disagree about napping when your charge is napping. You aren’t up overnight like a sahm is, so you shouldn’t need to nap then, relaxing should be fine.

The worst to me is you “kept butting heads.”  Raise an issue once, explain your thoughts and invite an explanation of theirs.  They may decide to try yours, but they may not.  No matter what, they are the parent, you aren’t.  If you aren’t happy with how they want things done, find another position.

There’s a reason my interviews last at least an hour, frequently more.  I would have covered all of the above and so much more, and since I look for parents of similar views, I don’t run into these issues.  I suggest you do the same.  You know you want to be less scheduled, not do any child-related housework, not have an MB ask questions, and go where you want, so try to find that.  [/quote]

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