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[quote=Anonymous]I have a 4-year-old. I have a backup babysitter who also has a 4-year-old who is out of school on summer break.

My son's regular nanny was sick, so I called my backup sitter. She needed to bring her 4-year-old, which I said my son would love a playmate.

Except - supervision wasn't the greatest. Her son peed all over the bathroom, twice and doesn't wash his hands. I had to ask her to make sure she was monitoring both kids properly and cleaning up after them and making sure the kids wash their hands.

She brought lunch for her son both days and ended up feeding him out of my fridge anyways. I made a sandwich for my son in advance and then noticed both days she had made her and her son mac and cheese and sandwiches out of my fridge. They went through one box of popsicles in two days.

She wanted to take my son to the zoo, which I said no. Because it would have cost me her admission, my son's admission ($50 total) plus gas mileage and I would have had to wrangle car seats. She asked again to help me take the car seat out of my car and put it in hers during the middle of my workday and I said no, sorry. There are three parks within a 1-mile walking radius of my house.

Our kids were playing in the backyard and her kid got wet/dirty she asked for a change of clothes for him, on both days. There's no way I could do this regularly. I don't see how it "benefits" the family, especially considering she charges her regular rate ($28/hr). She happily told me at the end of the day she didn't have to do much since the kids entertained each other, and it's true. She sat in the backyard, eating popsicles and watching her phone.

I would just never do it again. I don't see how or why nannies push bringing their kids to work when it ends up being a benefit to the family. There was extra garbage, laundry, dishes, and just overall financial cost at the end of the day that doesn't seem to benefit us at all with the exception my son had a very expensive playdate. [/quote]

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