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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's REALLY crappy of you, presumably as a working mom, to be discriminating against hiring another working mom. Yikes.

For me- OF COURSE I'd hire another mom to care for my kids. In fact, my preference is to hire other moms. They just get it.[/quote]

OP is here. Zero personal experiences on how it can work in practical terms (other than brining the baby with). Got it. [/quote]

What do you mean how can it work? Presumably the nanny will have childcare like every other working parent.[/quote]

What i mean is that babies sleep pretty poorly and sometimes unpredictably (teething, sleep regressions, congestion, constipation, and just mysterious baby sleep pattern that wears us all out...). Yes, she can arrange childcare during her working hours, but what happens if she is up most of the night and at 8 am she needs to drive my child on the beltway for 45 min for a medical appt? Then drive back, then drive somewhere else,  and that's part of every weekday. This is what I am concerned about and she is a single mom.

For the holier than thou brigade: all my candidates are moms, so I will be employing a mom for sure in any scenario.[/quote]

Trust your gut and be firm with all the candidates if you would not allow them to bring their kids to work with them.  It's not unusual for nannies to assume that they can bring a school aged kid with them when the kid is sick or school is out or it's summer. And once you allow it once, it happens more and more often.[/quote]

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